In celebration of this year’s Fourth of July, it seems appropriate to take another look at the articles I wrote back in 2006 and 2013 on how the Fourth was celebrated in Flemington and Lambertville 50 years after the Declaration was signed.1 Today I am republishing the two articles together, refreshed and with a few updates.
The Revolution
A Short History of Rittenhouse Tavern
In this week’s edition of the Hunterdon County Democrat, the regular feature “Old Ink” had an interesting item:
1887
PRESIDENTIAL–The house owned by Mr. George Hoppock at Rosemont is now undergoing an overhauling. This is an old relic, built in 1754. The rafters were raised on the day of Braddock’s defeat. It was long known as Rittenhouse’s tavern. It is reported that Gen. Washington took dinner in the house during the period of the Revolutionary War.
Caleb Farley’s Headquarters Farm
In this article, Mr. Bush begins with a discussion of the Caleb Farley farm in Headquarters, but strays from the subject of his headline to also discuss a farm just west of Sergeantsville, once owned by the Larew family.