REVOLUTIONARY WAR SITES IN HANCOCKS BRIDGE, NEW JERSEY

Hancock House
3 Front St.
Map / Directions to the Hancock House

The Hancock House Website
856-935-4373

Hours:
          Wednesdays through Saturdays: 10 a.m. to noon, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
          Sundays: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
          Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, most state and federal holidays, and Wednesdays following Monday or Tuesday holidays.
Admission: Free
Group Tours & School Programs: Available by reservation.
The Hancock House is partially accessible for persons with disabilities.
Phone:

"In commemoration of the Patriots massacred in the Hancock House March 21, 1778." [1]

Hancocks Bridge Site
Front St.
Across from the Hancock House
Map / Directions to Hancock's Bridge Site

Across the street from the Hancock House is the site of the original Hancocks Bridge, which was built in 1709 by John Hancock.

There are 2 explanatory historic signs at the spot, with information about bridges that have been here, including the following information about the bridge's role in the Revolutionary War: [2]
"The bridge at this location figures largely in early American history. The bridge was used by the Americans to haul cattle and provisions to Gen. Washington at Valley Forge from the fertile lands to the south. With the British moving into Salem, and the American holding the south side of Aloes (Alloways) Creek)the rebels decided to destroy the draw of the bridge in order to prevent a frontal attack.
However the British decided to attack from the south, going by boat to an inlet about seven miles south of Aloes Creek and cross the meadows to surprise the Garrison at Hancocks Bridge. This resulted in the massacre at the Hancock House on the night of March 20, 1778, by Major John Graves Simcoe, on the morning of March 21, 1778 Major Simcoe relaid the bridge (by planks) and joined forces with Lt. Col. Mitchell, who had waited all night on the North side of the bridgeless stream." [3]