Jacobus Vanderveer House

Jacobus Vanderveer House www.jvanderveerhouse.org General Knox, along with his wife Lucy and family, quartered at the house thru the winter of 1778 thru the summer of 1779.

Jacobus Vanderveer House & Museum, a fully restored c. 1770's historic house that served as General Henry Knox's headquarters while commanding the Pluckemin Artillery Cantonment in 1778-1779. Jacobus Vanderveer Jr, son Jacobus Sr, a wealthy Dutch miller, built a small Georgian style farmhouse just west of the North Branch of the Raritan River on the northern outskirts of Pluckemin. In 1778, Vander

veer and his wife Maria lent their home to General Henry Knox, who was to command a new artillery encampment and training academy being established by the Continental Army on a hillside above the village of Pluckemin.

Of possible interest!
06/23/2026

Of possible interest!

James Collins Johnson made his name by escaping slavery in Maryland and fleeing to Princeton, where he built a life in a bustling community of African Americans working at what is now Princeton University. After only four years, he was recognized by a student from Maryland, arrested, and subjected t...

Bedminster's historic Jacobus Vanderveer House will hold an open house tomorrow, Saturday, June 20 from 12 noon to 4 pm....
06/19/2026

Bedminster's historic Jacobus Vanderveer House will hold an open house tomorrow, Saturday, June 20 from 12 noon to 4 pm.

There will be a special presentation at 1 pm by historian Joel Farkas on the Declaration of Independence "America's Birth Certificate from Conception to Celebration", followed by Children's Reading Hour at 3 pm.

Free Admission. Light Refreshments.

For more information, visit jvhbedminster.org.

Our Field of Honor is out! We hope you enjoy it. It will be up for a month. Happy 250th birthday, America!
06/12/2026

Our Field of Honor is out! We hope you enjoy it. It will be up for a month. Happy 250th birthday, America!

Bedminster’s Farmers Market is open this Saturday!
05/29/2026

Bedminster’s Farmers Market is open this Saturday!

Learn about one of our country’s heroes, Dorie Miller, who helped defend Pearl Harbor and later made the ultimate sacrif...
05/25/2026

Learn about one of our country’s heroes, Dorie Miller, who helped defend Pearl Harbor and later made the ultimate sacrifice in World War II. He is one of the many people we honor today on Memorial Day.

Today, we remember all those who gave their lives while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States. Our eternal gr...
05/25/2026

Today, we remember all those who gave their lives while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States. Our eternal gratitude goes out to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

In a few weeks we will unveil this year's Field of Honor in memory of everyone who has served.

Yesterday in history (1688): Somerset County, NJ, established!
05/23/2026

Yesterday in history (1688): Somerset County, NJ, established!

Today in : OTD, May 22, 1688, Somerset County, was established by charter from portions of Middlesex County. Map dates to 1850. Source: Library of Congress

05/22/2026
Bedminster’s farmers market reopens on Saturday!
05/20/2026

Bedminster’s farmers market reopens on Saturday!

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3055 River Road E
Bedminster, NJ
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