The Plum House In Newark NJ

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dc.creatorBeards, Daniel E.
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-04T20:24:36Z
dc.date.available2025-02-04T20:24:36Z
dc.date.issued2008-01-17
dc.descriptionThe Plum House In Newark NJ- This house was built about 1726 and today serves as the Rectory for The House of Prayer. Over six decades later in 1777, Ann Van Wagenen Plume became a local legend for standing up to a group of boorish Hessians or German mercenaries fighting for the British. Her husband, Isaac Plume, was away fighting in the Continental Army and Ann was on her own minding the farm. One day she came upon the soldiers chopping wood in her living room, and angrily ordered them out. When one of them threatened to shoot her, she dared him to do it by telling him she was prepared to die. The soldiers promptly left the house. Days later when the soldiers were still lingering around her property, she locked one of them in her ice house. When the Continental Army arrived the Hessian escaped from the ice house by climbing out a small window, leaving behind his helmet. In both cases, Ann winds up with the brass decoration from his helmet which was then used as the door knocker for the rectory. Today the Plum House is considered to be one of the most endangered landmarks in the state
dc.descriptionOriginal file name Newark 10 (1).jpg
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10929/144297
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dc.subjectThe Plum House
dc.subjectHouse of Prayer
dc.subjectEpiscopal Church
dc.subjectUS History
dc.subjectHistory
dc.subjectAmerican History
dc.subjectU.S. National Register of Historic Places
dc.subjectNew Jersey Register of Historic Places
dc.subjectEssex County
dc.subjectGateway Region
dc.subjectNew Jersey
dc.subjectNJ
dc.subjectJersey
dc.subjectThe Garden State
dc.titleThe Plum House In Newark NJ

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