Huddy's Leap
A Daring Leap: In September 1780, Captain Joshua Huddy, a prominent militia officer, was captured at his Colts Neck home by a group of Loyalists led...
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Famous battle from war of 1812. holds significant American and indigenous history.
Perth Amboy Bluff
Historic location where Benjamin Franklin first landed in his initial journey from Boston to Philadelphia. Years later, in 1776, Benjamin Franklin...
USCTs at Sugar Loaf
In early 1865, the U.S. Colored Troops (USCTs) confronted a Confederate division deeply entrenched in fortifications that spanned Federal Point...
Moncure Conway
Nearby this location is the childhood home of renowned abolitionist, writer, and lecturer Moncure Daniel Conway (1832-1907).
Fort Wayne
Originally built in 1842 to be a strategic point to keep the British from invading through Canada, Fort Wayne was used during the Civil War as a...