Canal Road

Come join WARO and W3R-US on Sunday August 27th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm in Griggstown and walk (or ride) beside General George Washington and his valet Billy Lee! Pretend as if you were there over 200 years ago marching alongside the General and Mr. Lee as they make their way through the Franklin Township along Canal Road. The road is part of the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, which French troops marched along in late August of 1781 on their way to the Siege of Yorktown!

Reenactors of General George Washington and his valet, Billy Lee, will ride on horseback along Canal Road in Franklin Township on Sunday, August 28, 241 years after the American and French troops passed through the Millstone Valley on their way to win American independence at the Battle of Yorktown in Virginia. Canal Road will be […]