The Craig House At Monmouth Battlefield State Park
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2007-06-24
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At the time of the Battle of Monmouth, the Craig Family abandoned their house, fearing that fighting would come near after they saw columns of smoke from burning farms along nearby Allentown Road. Family tradition says that they drove their livestock out of harm�s way, loaded their ��household goods in two wagons�and rode towards Upper Freehold to avoid molestation.� The tradition further states that the family took their silver and placed it in a kettle and sank it in the well, hiding the well�s bucket and chain. However, thirsty British soldiers, possibly using the house as a field hospital, drained the well and found the silver.
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The Craig House, Monmouth Battlefield State Park, Battlefield State Park, The American Revolution, American History, History, U.S. History. The American Revolution, General George Washington, The Continental Army, Monmouth County, New Jersey in The American Revolution, Freehold Township, U.S. National Register of Historic Places, U.S. National Historic Landmark District, New Jersey Register of Historic Places, Monmouth Battlefield Historic District, The Jersey Shore, The Shore, Jersey Shore, NJ Shore, New Jersey Shore, New Jersey, NJ, Jersey, The Garden State
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