VON STUEBEN HOUSE

The Zabriske- Von Stueben House in River Edge N.J. On 9/10/1780, General Washington stayed here with Lafayette. Both were attending the funeral of General Enoch Poor. Poor commanded the New Hampshire brigade for Lafayette. He was an able general.

The house was also used in 1776. The house overlooked a small bridge that crossed the Hackensack River. The Continental Army was in full retreat and racing towards the Delaware River. They would cross it and regroup. They would meet in Pennsylvania opposite a little crossroads town called Trenton on the banks of the Delaware in New Jersey.

Washington supposedly stood in front of this house and encouraged his men to keep moving.

After the war, the house was given to Von Stueben for a reward. It was damaged in a recent flood and needs help.

SCHUYLER-COLFAX HOUSE

On 7/12/1777 and again on 7/25, Washington used this house in Wayne New Jersey as his Headquarters. He was the guest of Capt. William Mandeville.
The house has been modernized over time, so I have included photos from the side and rear so your imagination can see what it might have looked like.

At this time Washington was trying to determine where the British Army in New York would move, North to join Burgoyne or South to attack Philadelphia.

Eventually Schuyler Colfax was born here. He became Vice President for US Grant and also became very influential in the West. Colfax Blvd. in Denver is named for him.

MORRIS HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA

The Morris House in old Philadelphia. General Washington stayed here often as the guest of his friend Robert Morris. Morris was the key in the Revolution developing ways to pay for the army. It is presently restored and used as a B&B.

VAN WYCK HOUSE

The Van Wyck House in Fishkill NY was the headquarters of the supply depot for the Continental Army from 1776 till the end of the war. The house and 70 acres around it were training grounds, shops, and barracks for the army. The house quartered Washington, Putnam, Hamilton, Lafayette, Von Stueben, John Adams, Sam Adams, and John Jay.

WHITE HOUSE

The White House Farm in New Brunswick. Washington stayed here on 12/5/1783. He said his farewell to his officers in Fraunces Tavern and proceeded south to Annapolis. The war was over and when he met the Congress, he would surrender his commission.

The house has been remodeled over the years and it is now called the Buccleuch Mansion in the park by the same name. British soldiers were quartered here during the war as New Brunswick was a loyalist stronghold.

HAMMOND HOUSE

On 7/10/1781, Washington was forced to take lodging in the home of militia Col. James Hammond in Valhalla New York.

The General had been in reviews of French troops with Rochambeau all day in terrible heat. They were then in meetings to discuss an attack on New York.

As the General and his party made their way to Phillipsburg, a storm came up and the rain turned the roads into muddy rivers, impassable.

His local guides brought him to Hammond's home seen here.

This is a small farm house that was almost knocked down recently, till the present owner made a deal with the local water authority to save it. Great for him!

I was glad to learn about this house and Hammond. Hammond was responsible for preserving the supply lines from New England to New Jersey across the Highlands region of the Hudson River. In those days, it was called Hudson's River or the North River. Anyway, Hammond and his militia unit had to scout and fight British and hessian patrols sent north to disrupt the supply line. They also had to contend with their neighbors, Loyalists and a group called the "cowboys" who were mercenaries.

Hammond was kidnapped by his neighbors and did time on a prison ship in New York Harbor which broke his health. He was in prison when Washington came. Hammond survived the War to return to his small farm. I am so glad this house was saved.

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