Rockingham State Historic Site

building, New Jersey, United States

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The Rockingham State Historic Site is located near Princeton, New Jersey. This site served as George Washington's winter headquarters, and it was here that he penned his farewell address to the Continental Army. The historic house, reconstructed near a marker placed by the Washington family, represents an 18th-century plantation dwelling with a period garden. The site is one of several historic homes and sites in New Jersey that showcase the state's rich traditions and attract tourists.12

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At nearby Rocky Hill is Rockingham State Historic Site, the house used by Washington as his headquarters when the Continental Congress convened in Princeton and where he wrote his Farewell Address to the Armies. Pop. (2010) original borough, 12,307; township, 16,265; (2020) borough, 30,681.
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At nearby Rocky Hill is Rockingham State Historic Site, the house used by Washington as his headquarters when the Continental Congress convened in Princeton and where he wrote his Farewell Address to the Armies. Pop. (2010) original borough, 12,307; township, 16,265; (2020) borough, 30,681.
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