2026-05-182026-05-182007-02-25https://hdl.handle.net/10929/156296In July 1778, word reached Theodosia that George Washington and his troops would be passing through Ho-Ho-Kus on their way from the recent battle at Monmouth Courthouse to White Plains in Westchester County, New York. When the General Washington and his entourage stopped at a local house, Theodosia Bartow Prevost, sent an invitation to Washington for him and his men to come and stay at The Hermitage. Visitors to the house during the Revolution included James Monroe, William Paterson, the Marquis de Lafayette, Alexander Hamilton, Lord Stirling and Aaron Burr.Original file name Ho-Ho-Kus The Hermitage 10-05 copy (3).jpg1971 x 1478Each photograph within this collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. Therefore, these photos may only be used in a way that is permitted by copyright and related rights legislation. The following terms of use for State Library patrons shall apply. 1. Educational Institution/student use is permitted as long as such usage adheres to all copyright and related rights legislation. In these instances, these photographs may only be used for educational or historical purposes. 2. Non-Commercial use is permitted without permission from the rights holder, as long as such use adheres to all copyright and related right legislation. 3. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for commercial purposes without the direct permission of the rights-holder. 4. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for political purposes. 5. Users must always give appropriate credit to the photographer. The credit may not in any way suggest the right's holder endorses the user or their use of the photographs. 6. Photographs may be copied or redistributed in any medium or format as long as such use does not violate copyright and related rights legislation. 7. Users may remix, transform, and rebuild upon the original photographs as long as it does not violate copyright and related rights legislation.The HermitageHo Ho KusBergen CountyU.S. National Register of Historic PlacesU.S. National Historic LandmarkNew Jersey Register of Historic PlacesAmerican HistoryHistory. New Jersey HistoryGatewayThe Gateway RegionNew JerseyNJJerseyThe Garden State