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| Description | Category:Watchung Mountains
graphic showing the importance of the Watchung Mountains during the American Revolution - Morristown was the military capitol of the revolutionary forces; it was shielded from Manhattan by the Watchung Mountains; traditional Native American vantage points were used to observe English troop movements; the only gap through all three of the mountain ridges ran from the village of Chatham to Springfield and it included the best crossing site for the Passaic River at Chatham, where a bridge also existed; General Washington frequently used Chatham for lodgings close to the best vantage point; the newspaper that kept the colonists and revolutionaries informed was printed in Chatham as well |
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June 13, 2021 |
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| current | 23:55, 13 June 2021 | | 781 × 411 (66 KB) | 83d40m (talk | contribs) | {{KeepLocal}} == Summary == {{Information |Description=graphic showing the importance of the Watchung Mountains during the American Revolution - Morristown was the military capitol of the union forces; it was shielded from Manhattan by the Watchung Mountains; traditional Native American vantage points were used to observe English troop movements; the only gap through all three of the of the mountain ridges ran from the village of Chatham to Springfield and it included the best crossing site f... |
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