About This Place
The Monmouth County Historical Association, located in Freehold, New Jersey, houses collections related to the history of Monmouth County from the colonial period through the 20th century, including significant holdings related to the Battle of Monmouth and the Revolutionary War in New Jersey.
Revolutionary Significance
Founded in 1898, the Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Monmouth County, with a particular emphasis on the Revolutionary period. The museum's collections include arms, uniforms, personal effects, documents, and maps from the Battle of Monmouth. The association also maintains a research library with primary source materials related to the battle and the wider Revolutionary War experience in central New Jersey. The museum's exhibits place the Battle of Monmouth within the broader context of the New Jersey campaigns, explaining how the state's geographic position between New York and Philadelphia made it a persistent theater of conflict throughout the war.
Location
70 Court Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
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Events at This Location
1778
Marquis de Lafayette
1778
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton
1778
Sir Henry Clinton, Charles Cornwallis
1778
Sir Henry Clinton
1778
Sir Henry Clinton, Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
1778
George Washington, Charles Lee, Anthony Wayne
1778
Charles Lee, Marquis de Lafayette, George Washington
1778
1778
George Washington, Charles Lee, Sir Henry Clinton
1778
Mary Ludwig Hays (Molly Pitcher)
1778
George Washington, Charles Lee, Marquis de Lafayette
1778
Mary Ludwig Hays (Molly Pitcher)
1778
Marquis de Lafayette, Charles Lee, Anthony Wayne
1778
George Washington, Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
1778
Charles Cornwallis, Anthony Wayne, Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
1778
Alexander Hamilton, George Washington
1778
George Washington, Anthony Wayne, Alexander Hamilton
1778
Sir Henry Clinton, Charles Cornwallis
1778
Charles Lee, George Washington, Anthony Wayne
1779
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben