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New Jersey Brigade Encampment Site

Bernardsville, New JerseyHarding Township, New JerseyHistoric district contributing properties in New JerseyMorristown National Historical ParkNRHP infobox with nocat
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New Jersey Brigade encampment site, Bernardsville, NJ
New Jersey Brigade encampment site, Bernardsville, NJ

The New Jersey Brigade Encampment Site, also called the New Jersey Brigade Area, was used by the Continental Army in the winter of 1779–80, during the American Revolutionary War. The site is located in Bernardsville, Somerset County, New Jersey and extends into Harding Township, Morris County. About 1,300 men of the New Jersey Brigade were encamped here. It is one of four contributing sites of the Morristown National Historical Park. The Cross Estate Gardens property was added in 1975.The Patriots' Path, also known as the New Jersey Brigade Trail here, is needed to access the marked historical sites. One trailhead is on Hardscrabble Road, another on Jockey Hollow Road.

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New Jersey, United States
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