The Heritage Trail Association invites you and your family to step back to the Revolutionary era for three hours of history and fun with a narrated bus tour to five historic houses that served as general staff headquarters during the second Middlebrook encampment, from 1778 to 1789! And it's FREE!
DATE: Sunday, February 15
TIME: Four separate tours will depart on the hour: 11:00AM, 12:00PM, 1:00PM, & 2:00PM
PLACE/DEPARTURE: Van Horne House, 941 East Main Street,
Bridgewater (across from Patriots Ballpark)
TKTS: FREE! But Reservations Required.
INFO/RSVP: (732) 356-8856 or info@heritagetrail.org
Pre-register online here.
[from the Heritage Trail Association]
"This annual event is a perfect opportunity for a family outing. A visit to these historic sites offers a unique educational experience for all ages.
The five houses are: the Van Horne House in Bridgewater, the Wallace Hous
e in Somerville, the Van Veghten House in Finderne, the Abraham Staats House in South Bound Brook, and the Vanderveer House in Bedminster. The houses will be open from 11 am until 4 pm.The village of Middlebrook was located just east of the Van Horne House in an area that is now the west end of Bound Brook. The main body of Washington’s Continental Army was encamped along the first Watchung Mountain and at various locations around Somerville. During the encampment, General Washington dated all of his dispatches from Middlebrook even though his headquarters was in the Wallace House, five miles away."
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