After the Battle of Red Bank, defeated Hessian troops used Pomona Hall
to regroup before returning to Philadelphia. This Georgian brick building
was built in 1726, with a 1788 addition. [1]
There were several skirmishes near here during the British occupation of Philadelphia. On December 15, 1777, the New Jersey militia captured twenty British sailors. [2]
A historic sign in front of the Library reads:
"Cooper's Ferry - Licensed in1688, it carried New Jersey products to Philadelphia. Terminus for stage lines in 1751, for railroads in 1834 and 1854." [3]
Sources:
1.^Crossroads of the American Revolution (Princeton, State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection 2008) p. 34
2.^ Mark Di Ionno A Guide To New Jersey's Revolutionary War Trail (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2000) p.52
