REVOLUTIONARY WAR SITES IN LAMBERTVILLE, NEW JERSEY

First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
31 North Union St.
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There is a small cemetery alongside the First Presbyterian Church. It contains the graves of several Revolutionary War Soldiers.

There is an obelisk monument to mark the grave of George Coryell, who was a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War, and later served as a Pallbearer at Washington's funeral. He was a member of Washington's Masonic Lodge no. 22. When he died on February 18, 1850 at the age of 91, he was the last survivor of the six pallbearers at Washington's funeral. [1]

Site of the Continental Army Crossing and Encampment
There are several signs in the area near Bridge St. and Union St., by the Delaware River
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There are several signs in this historic section that read:
"Road To Monmouth Battlefield / June 20-22 / In 1778, the City of Lambertville was the colonial river crossing village known as Coryell's Ferry. During the Revolution, the Grand Continental Army crossed the Delaware River from PA and camped here under the command of General George Washington en route to the battle of Monmouth, NJ." [2]

John Holcombe House
260 North Main St.(Rte. 29)
Private Home
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This house is a private residence.
Please respect the privacy and property of the owners.

General Washington stayed here in July 1777 before the Battle of Germantown, and in June 1778 before the Battle of Monmouth. The first section of this house was built in 1733. [3] The house is now a private home, and is up on a hill off the main road.

Coryell's Ferry
The marker for Coryell's Ferry is on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River in New Hope
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Coryell's Ferry, which operated on the Delaware River between Lambertville, NJ and New Hope, PA was an important crossing during the Revolutionary War.

There are no historic markers related to the Ferry on the NJ side of the river. However, just over the bridge in New Hope, PA is Ferry Landing park. The small park offers a great view of the Delaware River, where you can look back on what was the Lambertville side of the Ferry Crossings, and a historic sign that explains the history:

"Coryell's Ferry, a small hamlet on the Delaware River, played an important strategic role during the War For Independence. Throughout the war the ferry crossing was traversed countless times by messengers, supplies, and military detachments. In December 1776 before the Battle of Trenton, the village was a military stronghold protecting the American army's flank from British forces. Following the capture of Philadelphia in September 1777. Coryell's Ferry was one of the few river crossing points between Pennsylvania and New Jersey free from enemy interference. In June 1778 General Washington marched his army from Valley Forge to the Delaware, crossing here before the Battle at Monmouth. The ferry operated for about 100 years until the first bridge was built between New Hope and Lambertville in the early 1800's." [4]