REVOLUTIONARY WAR SITES IN EAST HANOVER, NEW JERSEY

Halfway House
174 Mt. Pleasant Ave
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(973) 428-1002

The plaque on the statue reads:
"A Revolutionary tavern owned by Colonel Ellis Cook, member of the Morris County Militia. The tavern derived its name from Sussex County Farmers who stopped here en route to Newark Markets." [2]

Hanover Presbyterian Church
Mt. Pleasant Ave. at Hanover Rd
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(973) 887-0298

Reverend Jacob Green was this church's pastor during the Revolutionary War. He was a patriot who preached independence from the pulpit.  Reverend Green was an advisor to General Washington, and allowed the church to be used as a hospital after the Battle of East Hanover. [3]The current church stand at the spot of the earlier church which was built here in 1755. [4]

There are several Revolutionary War graves in the cemetery. The most notable is of Aaron Kitchell, who was in the Morris County militia, and served as an advisor to General Washington. After the war, he went on to serve in the House of Representatives and the Senate. [5] There is a monument in the cemetery to the Kitchell family. Aaron Kitchell's grave is next to it, and another Kitchell who served in the Morris County militia is nearby.

While the church was being used as a hospital during the Revolutionary War, an unknown number of soldiers who died of smallpox were buried in this cemetery. [6]

At the border of East Hanover (Morris County) and Roseland (Essex County) is a Morris County historical sign that reads:
"Morris County - Founded 1739. George Washington and Continental Army encamped here, 1777, and 1779-1780. Major iron-producing center in the nation during the 19th Century." [7]