At the site of the Little Egg Harbor Massacre is a small park with a monument.
The plaque on the monument reads:
"This tablet erected by the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey to commemorate the massacre of a portion of the legion commanded by Brigadier General, the Count Casimir Pulaski of the Continental Army in the affair at Egg Harbor, NJ, October 15, 1778 in the Revolutionary War." [1]
A short walk down the street, to the corner of and is a sign with a more detailed account:
"The Defense of Little Egg Harbor / Pulaski's Massacre / October 15, 1778. The largest military engagement in what is today Ocean County occurred near this site. A force of 200 British and Loyalist troops under the command of Capt. Patrick Ferguson surprised and defeated a portion of Brig. Gen. Casimir Pulaski's Legion under the command of Lt. Col. Baron De Bose. American losses numbered about 50 men." " [2]
Sources:
1.^ Plaque erected by the Society of the Cincinnati.
2.^ Sign erected by the board of chosen freeholders to commemorate Ocean County's role in the American Revolution on its 225th Anniversary, 2001-2008.
