Places where patriots fought and died are unmarked\, shrouded in mystery\, clouded in mythology or concealed by obsc ure accounts and dull statistics. The sites in the crossroads of America&r squo\;s most important war\, have entirely disappeared while others langui sh unnoticed. An abundance of these sites have been built over by towns an d highways or \;are on private property. Many of the residents of \;the County \;who drive every day over heavily trafficked streets are completely unaware of the fierce struggles that occurred along their rout e.
\nBob Mayers has rediscovered these places\, in his book\, "Revol
utionary New Jersey-Forgotten \;Towns and Crossroads of the American R
evolution" and revived these forsaken locations by \;exploring the act
ual sites. These visits are enhanced with fresh research from original doc
uments\, often discovered in British\, Hessian and French records.The book
takes the reader to \;the battlefields\, encampments and other sites
in this area \;and \;describes Revolutionary events in \; pres
ent day towns. In 1777\, the conflict in the countryside swept north from
Princeton to Perth Amboy and erupted into the \;&ldquo\;forage war&rdq
uo\;. There were major engagements at Bound Brook and Scotch Plains. Bob's
presentation \;will bring readers back in time to \;feel\, see an
d hear the action that occurred \;in their neighborhoods over \;20
0 years ago. \;
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