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Commissioner urges preservation of Revolutionary War site in Upper Freehold threatened by development
Summary
An unidentified commissioner said fellow commissioners are seeking to preserve a Revolutionary War–era parcel in Upper Freehold that is earmarked for a large development and opposed by local residents; the speaker cited a British encampment two days before the Battle of Monmouth as the reason to protect the site.
An unidentified commissioner told colleagues that commissioners are working to preserve a parcel in Upper Freehold that is currently "earmarked for a very large development," and that local residents oppose the proposal.
The speaker said the tract is historically significant because "it was a British encampment literally only 2 days before the Battle of Monmouth," and noted George Washington was tracking British…
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