Washington Rock State Park is a scenic
state park
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on top of the first
Watchung Mountain in
Green Brook
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Course
The Green Brook rises in the Watchung Mountains at an elevation of 410 feet in ...
,
New Jersey
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. The park is operated and maintained by the
New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry
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.
It is famous for its scenic overlook used by General
George Washington
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in 1777 to monitor troops led by
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General
William Howe. The panoramic vista covers the eastern plains of New Jersey up to
New York City
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.
The land was bought in 1913 to establish the park and commemorate the events of 1777.
Most of it is woodland but at the outlook there are walking trails and a picnic area.
Gallery
Image:Washington_rock1.jpg, Park sign
Image:Washington_rock2.jpg, Another view
Image:Washington_rock3.jpg, Another view
Image:Washington_rock4.jpg, Commemorative plaque
See also
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List of New Jersey state parks
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American Revolutionary War sites
State parks of New Jersey
Parks in Somerset County, New Jersey
Watchung Mountains
Green Brook Township, New Jersey