The Center Column of the Continental Army under General Benjamin Lincoln camped here on August 26/27, 1781. The campsite was “two miles below Acquakenach Bridge” i.e. Passaic.
Continental Army Campsite (center column) in Passaic
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General Benjamin Lincoln with Colonel Alexander Scammell’s Light Infantry and the First New York Regiment |
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north | Springfield, New Jersey and Yorktown, Virginia |
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40.83811074 | -74.12719891 |
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City | State |
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Passaic | NJ |
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