The Sutfin Family Farmhouse in Monmouth Battlefield State Park
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2006-10-21
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The Sutfin farmhouse was built in the early 1700s; the Sutfins were apparently peaceful people, just trying to extract a living from the fertile New Jersey soil.
Until, that is, the British Army marched past in June, 1778. The family wisely hid their valuables and fled. The next day, on June 28th, the Continental Army marched by the Sutfin Farm and attacked the British rear guard at Monmouth Courthouse, just down the road.
In the seesaw fighting that followed, the Sutfin home was at the epicenter of the biggest artillery duel of the American Revolution. It was an anchor for the British right flank at the climax of the battle, and it bore mute witness to the Continental counterattack at the close of the battle.
Today it remains a key point of reference in understanding the flow of the battle
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The Sutfin Farmhouse, 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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