\n<\/em>Democrat-Advertiser, 11 October 1901<\/em><\/p>\n
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This mansion, originally erected by Luther Opdycke, a few years previous to the Revolution, and remodeled by its present owner, Mr. Joseph Carrell, was for a short time occupied by the Commander-in-Chief, General George Washington, as his headquarters in the month of July, 1777, this being the time a portion of his army was encamped on the farm upon which the buildings are situated.1<\/a><\/sup> A part of the army made a three days’ encampment at this place, the other portions encamping on the farms of H. M. Holcombe and Nathaniel Shepherd, near Sand Brook.2<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n On breaking camp at these points, the division on the Holcombe farm left the Township by way of the Trenton road, on their march to the defense of Philadelphia, striking the Delaware at Trenton; the division on the Shepherd farm went by way of the road leading from Flemington to Stockton, then known as Howell’s Ferry. This road at that time was known as the “old Indian trail, leading from the Raritan to the Delaware. The part of the army on the Carrell property passed by way of Mount Airy, from that place taking the old York road to Lambertville then called Coryell’s Ferry.3<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n