Upcoming Events supported by the Friends of the Vanderveer / Knox House & Museum For a list of previous events - Click Here Middlebrook 5 Generals' Headquarters Bus Tour February 15, 2009, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The five historic houses that served as headquarters for the generals during the 1778-1789 Middlebrook encampment are all on this bus tour sponsored by the Heritage Trail Association, including Jacobus Vanderveer House. The Van Horne House in Bridgewater, home to the Heritage Trail Association, served as headquarters for General William Alexander (Lord Stirling), Washington's second in command that winter. General Washington and his wife, Martha, spent time in the Wallace House in Somerville. Derrick Van Veghten's home in Finderne was occupied by the Quartermaster General Nathaniel Green and an entire division of American troops was quartered near the house that now serves as the headquarters for the Somerset County Historical Society. Abraham Staats was host to Inspector General Frederick Van Steuben in his South Bound Brook home; Van Steuben was involved with the Middlebrook Encampment to train the 8,000-10,000 men in the Continental Army. Free of charge, but reservations required. To register, please call the Heritage Trail Association at 732-356-8856 or sign up at www.heritagetrail.org. Click Here for details     .   Back to Top