Washington Route Marker
Canal Rd. near Copper Mine Rd.
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Following their victory at the Battle of Princeton on January 3, 1777, General George Washington and his army went to Morristown for winter quarters, where they arrived on January 6. This marker is the third of a series of thirteen showing the route taken by Washington's army from Princeton to Morristown. [1]
The other twelve markers in this series can be found in Princeton, Kingston, Bridgewater, Somerville, Bedminster, Bernardsville, Basking Ridge, Harding Township and Morris Township.
For a map tracing the route of all thirteen markers from Princeton to Morristown, click here.
1. ^ This marker was erected by the Camp Middlebrook Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
• For more details and accompanying source notes about the Battle of Princeton and the 1777 Morristown encampment, see the Princeton and Morristown pages of this website.