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Theme Luncheon/Lecture May 6, 2007
Training of Continental soldiers at the Pluckemin Encampment during
1778 and 1779 on artillery captured from the British changed the course of
the American Revolution.
Now, the encampment site, known as Artillery Park,
is being considered for the National Register of Historical
Places, and the Raritan-Millstone Heritage Alliance, Inc.,
a preservation group, will sponsor a lecture-slide show about
the archeology of the site Sunday, May 6 at The Bernards Inn,
Route 202, Bernardsville.
A luncheon at 1 p.m. will precede the
lecture. Principal speaker is Clifford Sekel Jr. of Somerville,
who was the chief researcher during an archaeological dig at
Artillery Park nearly 30 years ago. Sekel is now part of the
team that is cataloguing thousands of artifacts found at the
site.
Jim Cline, new president of The Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer
House, will speak about restoration of JVH House and efforts
to hunt down authentic colonial furniture and decorations for
the interior. A tour of the Vanderveer House following the lecture is being arranged
by the Alliance.
Donald Johnstone Peck, president of the Alliance, encouraged
supporters of the Friends of JVH and those interested in promoting
New Jersey’s
growing importance in Revolutionary War history to attend the
luncheon/lecture May 6. “As headquarters for
Gen. Knox, the Pluckemin Encampment and Artillery Park provide
an important link between war sites in Morristown and Somerville
and continue to be at the center of Bedminster Township’s
rich history,” said Peck.
The cost of the luncheon/lecture
is $40. Reservations are required and can be made through Elyce
Jennings, (732) 463-0767.
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