The Former Washington Square Park Now Harriet Tubman Square in Newark, NJ
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2008-01-24
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This bronze sculpture depicts General Washington saying his farewell address to the troops of the Continental Army at Rocky Hill, New Jersey, on November 2, 1783.
This event was after word of the peace treaty ending the American Revolutionary War had arrived from Paris.
The statue shows Washington, dismounted from his horse, in military uniform, and with a riding cloak over his shoulder. His horse is shown with a raised foot and lowered head.
Original file name Washington Park.jpg
Original file name Washington Park.jpg
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Washington Square Park, Harriet Tubman Square, Newark Park, Newark, Essex County, The Gateway Region, James Street Commons Historic District, U.S. National Register of Historic Places, U.S. Historic district Contributing property, New Jersey Register of Historic Places, New Jersey, NJ, Jersey, The Garden State