George Washington's Lookout | Preserved in Watchung Hills
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- George Washington's lookout site is now preserved!
Learn about Somerset County's newly acquired property within Washington Valley Park, Bridgewater New Jersey.
For more information on America's 250th birthday, visit SoCoNJ.gov/250th
Thank you Bob Mayers as well as historical societies who work to preserve important historical areas and document their importance in the founding of this great country.
This is great! I drove down that dirt road off of Miller until I realized it was private property. Very excited to visit it in the future. Thank you to all who are making this accessible!
thrilling history! We live right by here:)
If anyone can find out what year the origanal structure was built i would love to know. My grandmother operated the old folks home that originally stood on the property from 1965-1999. Before it was owned by herb, it was owned by the Sullivans. Please anyone with any info on the history of the property let me know.
Will the small museum be preserved and/or open to the public in the future?
That whole side of the park was once owned by the Patullo family, that was the one section not part of the original sale, I believe at the time it was still functioning as a home for several elderly men from the more rustic time of Martinsville's history.
The property was owned by herb patullo. The home housed men and women and was operated by my grandmother Delores Logan. She operated the home from 1965-1999. I lived with her from1995-1999. The home and property looked very different from what it does today.
@jokesnjams I'm aware, I grew up with that being my extended back yard. Hiking and riding my bike, walking thru the beautiful little hemlock grove off Vosseler or spending hours looking at the old tractors that were left out there wondering how they worked, but always knew that you didn't go past the left turn at the end of Miller Lane unless you wanted trouble.
@@alexkitner5356 that's so weird. That left hand turn was always the way to get home. It certainly was a beautiful area.
@jokesnjams I honestly never tried my luck... was always told that if you went past what was then a rutted trail to white rock and down towards the home they'd chase you off or call the cops. It was private property and not the only place in town that stories of people getting run off with some angry words or worse because you went down the wrong private lane- so I didn't question it. I had the run of the land for over 15 years and nobody bothered me. There weren't bird watchers or mountain bikers, just local kids hanging out at the rock and the occasional dirtbags dumping garbage so no reason to poke the bear.