THE HISTORY OF THE CRANBURY INN
In the mid-1600s in the center of the colony of New Jersey by Cranberry Creek, a mill town began to develop along an old Indian trail that had widened into a road. This road connected the colonies and was becoming a main thoroughfare for colonial travelers. In 1697 Cranberry Towne received its charter from England. With increasing development, a need arose in central New Jersey for a place to eat and drink, get fresh horses, and spend the night; thus, in the mid-1700s (1750 and 1765) our taverns were built to meet these needs of the travelers passing through this area. After the colonies declared their independence from the motherland this business officially established itself in 1780. What is now The Cranbury Inn has been functioning as a place to eat and drink since the 1750s.
In the year 1800 Hannah Disbrow Dey & Peter Perrine were married in the Presbyterian Church across the street from The Cranbury Inn. Middlesex County Courthouse records tell us “they built as their home the house that is now The Cranbury Inn”. Their house was built across the front of our two original taverns built in 1750 & 1765, thus further developing and upgrading their business. Rev. William S. Hall, their grandson-in-law, was a Quaker and a declared abolitionist, the time frame of which seems to coordinate well with the date the New Jersey state historian put on the conversion/remodeling of a flue space on the east wall of our oldest tavern. This converted flue space is an alleged slave hiding space from the days when what is now The Cranbury Inn was an alleged stop on the underground railroad (for further information, refer to “Steal Away Steal Away” by Giles Wright). However, an unusual amount of wear on the steps to the attic of the innkeeper’s house and remnants of a door to a room and a shelf below which are nails to hang your cloak on, indicate that this attic space was used for far more than just an attic.
Enoch Middleton was an agent on the Underground Railroad. 30-40 years after this activity had ceased, he wrote an account of what it was like to be an agent on the Underground Railroad. Enoch said, “he kept enough to make a load and under the cover of darkness he would load them into his wagon and take them to Cranberry, the next stop on the road to freedom in Canada”.
In the mid to late 1800s (around 1886), the Cranberry town fathers felt the need to decide, once and for all, on a consistent name for what was called Cranberry Towne, Cranberry Village, The Village of Cranberry, or just Cranberry. It was decided to conform with the English tradition of calling a small town or village a “burg” or a “bury” and so the spelling of the name Cranberry was changed to Cranbury. Cranbury, New Jersey is a Township and in that Township is The Village of Cranbury.
On October 8th, 1902 the big barn at The Cranbury Inn burned to the ground. A square depressed area remaining in the back yard of The Cranbury Inn was believed to be the location of that big barn; this same area is the site of our new addition, a big seven-bay Dutch barn which, like the two original taverns and the innkeeper’s house, is timber frame construction.
What is now the Liquor Store of The Cranbury Inn once served as the telegraph office and the Justice of the Peace office; since prohibition, it has served as a Liquor Store and The Cranbury Inn’s wine cellar. In 1919, Joseph Thomas (“Judge”) and Mary A. Wincklhofer bought The Cranbury Inn, incorporating it in August 1920. “Judge” Wincklhofer is the last Justice of the Peace, and the last Innkeeper to live at, The Cranbury Inn. As Justice of the Peace, he held court every Tuesday evening in what is now The Lafayette Tavern Room (THE TAPROOM – for short) and he performed many weddings in front of the fireplace in his living room while his wife played the piano. The tradition of wedding ceremonies being performed at The Cranbury Inn in front of that fireplace continues to this day — the innkeeper’s living room is now the main, historic lobby of The Cranbury Inn.
July of 1926 a 6000 sq.ft. dance pavilion was opened on the north side of The Cranbury Inn by the Wincklhofer’s. Dances were held every Tuesday and Saturday nights (later changed to Wed. and Sat Eves.) while Perrine’s Band played. August 1930 there was an 18-hole miniature golf course opened along the north side of The Cranbury Inn. It was “lighted so as to play both day and night”.
In 1930 the Wincklhofers sold The Cranbury Inn to Adrian & Marge Van Ravesteyn. The Van Ravesteyns lived in another house in Cranbury so they converted the bedrooms of the innkeeper’s house into inn rooms, thus further developing and upgrading The Cranbury Inn’s business. They remolded our second oldest tavern importing wood paneling from an old hotel in Cape May and having murals painted as part of the W.P.A. work project. It was in this tavern that Adrian’s friend from Princeton would come to The Cranbury Inn to drink beer with and speak German with his friend. That gentleman from Princeton was Albert Einstein. Over the years many additions and alterations were made to the kitchen and support areas of The Cranbury Inn to further develop and upgrade the business.
When the Main Dining Room was built around 1930 a section of the wall was left exposed through a glass covering so future generations (you & I) could see the timber frame construction from 1750. You see the handmade ax cuts right away, but with closer examination, you see the timber framer’s angular marks used to identify which beam was made to fit into which post when it was time to put together all of the posts and beams he had made. Angular marks are put on the exterior walls of the building so this also helps to tell us that originally this was the outside wall of this tavern. The state architectural historian who examined these structures noted that the handmade bricks that fill in the walls are laid up in the Monmouth County style of laying mortar, thus indicating to us that craftsmen came west into the primeval forest that existed here in the mid-1700s to help develop civilization.
Also enclosed in this space is a deed said by local legend to transfer this property from one owner to the next in the year 1765 when we were under the rule of King George III of England. You can see the stain from the red sealing wax used for the signer’s seals ~ quite the official document of the time.
In 1982 the last of the rooms that the public stayed in was converted to private dining rooms, a change that again further developed and upgraded the business. The Cranbury Inn has a little room for two for private dining as well as three other dining areas on the second floor, one with a working fireplace.
Many famous people have been here at The Cranbury Inn. We can only speculate about the colonists & founding fathers who used the main thoroughfares connecting all of the colonies because there is no written documentation to tell us if this was the way a particular person traveled or if this was a post house or inn they stayed at during those travels. However, we do know that Mme. Chiang Kai-Shek and her entire entourage were here in April 1943, the Prince & Princess of the Netherlands were here, and the entire City Council of Moscow was here in 1995.
Albert Einstein came here frequently to drink beer with and speak German with his friend and inn owner Adrian Van Ravesteyn. Brook Sheilds came here when she was attending Princeton University. Paramount Pictures filmed scenes from the movie “I.Q.” here featuring the inside and outside of The Cranbury Inn as “The Old Geneva Café” so Meg Ryan, Walter Matheau, Lou Durning, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, and all the producers and directors were here at The Cranbury Inn for four days. Various news personalities have had dinner here away from the limelight so their names are not mentioned at this time, and someday we hope you will be here too.
A colonial, historical event occurring in Cranberry Towne was the encampment of General Washington’s troops along Cranberry Creek in June of 1778 under the leadership of Alexander Hamilton and Le Marquis de Lafayette. General Washington and his troops were in Hopewell, New Jersey at the time. Scouts reported to Alexander Hamilton & Le Marquis de Lafayette that British Troops were sighted, marching North, South-East of Cranberry Towne heading toward Monmouth Courthouse, New Jersey. Hamilton & Lafayette communicated with Washington via handwritten, hand-delivered letters. Through that communication, Washington decided to come to Cranberry Towne with his troops. On Friday, June 25th, 1778 Le Marquis de Lafayette and Alexander Hamilton were hosted in Cranberry Towne at the home of Mary and Dr. Heizekiah Stites, a few buildings south of The Inn (Mary was the only child of the innkeeper), and so was General George Washington the following day Saturday, June 26th, 1778.
Hamilton and Lafayette left Cranberry Towne in the early morning hours of Saturday, June 26th, 1778, Hamilton on horseback just after midnight and Lafayette with the troops at first light. They headed south through Hightstown and on to Robbin’s Tavern in what is now Clarksville, New Jersey. Later that day they continued to communicate with General Washington, now in Cranberry Towne. The strategies were laid out in those communications that lead to confronting the British in Monmouth Courthouse, New Jersey that very hot June in 1778. This “confrontation” became known as the Battle of Monmouth — one of the few battles the colonists won during the Revolutionary War. This battle was won with the help of Molly Pitcher a famous American heroin that had also been encamped here in Cranberry Towne *1.
The actual letters that Washington, Hamilton and Lafayette wrote to each other were found in the Smithsonian Institute documenting the history that occurred here; that is, the strategies that lead to fighting the battle of Monmouth were made here in Cranberry Towne, the heroes of that battle had a respite here just before fighting that battle, plus the fact that General Washington, Alexander Hamilton and Le Marquie de Lafayette spent time here during the Revolutionary war *2.
Being a large collection of well preserved “mill style” homes was historically not enough for Cranbury to be placed on The National Registry of Historic Places, but the documentation of the history that occurred here helped to tip the scale in our favor. In 1982 the Cranbury Historical Society was successful in having Cranbury placed on The National Registry Of Historic Places. The Cranbury Inn is in that historic district and on that National Registry.
Over The Cranbury Inn’s 265+ year history there have been many owners of this establishment. As the present owners we realize that our time here is only a small segment in the life of The Cranbury Inn; past – present and future. We realize that we are the stewards of The Cranbury Inn and that The Cranbury Inn really belongs to “The People”.
“The Cranbury Inn is truly a gem in the crown of New Jersey.”
As time marches on so does our history, it is a continually growing thing as is The Cranbury Inn business. Come visit us and be a part of our history.
1. For further information refer to the booklet, “George Washington In Cranbury” by John Whiteclay Chambers II, published by The Cranbury Historical & Preservation Society. It is available for purchase ($3.00) at The Cranbury History Center, The Cranbury Museum & The Cranbury Inn. You can also refer to “The Marquis – Lafayette Reconsidered” by Laura Auricchio, published by Alfred A. Knopf.
2. To view two very interesting films about historical events occurring in New Jersey during the American Revolution visit Monmouth Battlefield State Park in Freehold, New Jersey & Washington’s Crossing Visitors Center in New Jersey. View their films!
Katikati ya miaka ya 1600, katika kituo cha koloni ya New Jersey karibu na Cranberry Creek, mji wa kiwanda ulianza kuendeleza kando ya njia ya zamani ya Wahindi ambayo ilikuwa imeenea kuwa barabara. Barabara hiyo iliunganisha makoloni hayo na ilikuwa ikikuja kuwa njia kuu ya wasafiri wa kikoloni. Mnamo mwaka wa 1697, mji wa Cranberry ulipata kibali cha ujenzi kutoka Uingereza. Kwa sababu ya maendeleo ya eneo hilo, kulikuwa na uhitaji wa mahali pa kula na kunywa, kupata farasi wapya, na kulala; kwa hiyo, katikati ya miaka ya 1700 (1750-1765) nyumba zetu za wageni zilijengwa ili kukidhi mahitaji ya wasafiri waliopita katika eneo hilo. Baada ya koloni kutangaza uhuru wao kutoka nchi ya mama, biashara hii ilianzishwa rasmi mnamo 1780. Cranbury Inn ni hoteli ya kitamaduni ya Uingereza ambayo imekuwa ikifanya kazi tangu miaka ya 1750 na imekuwa ikitumika kama mahali pa kula na kunywa. Mwaka 1800 Hannah Disbrough Dey na Peter Perrine walifunga ndoa katika kanisa la Presbiteriani lililokuwa karibu na Cranbury Inn. Rekodi za Mahakama ya Kaunti ya Middlesex zinatuambia <unk>walijenga kama nyumba yao nyumba ambayo sasa ni The Cranbury Inn<unk>. Nyumba hiyo ilijengwa mbele ya nyumba zetu mbili za awali zilizojengwa mwaka wa 1750 na 1765, na hivyo kuendeleza na kuboresha biashara yao. Mchungaji. William S. Hall, mjukuu wa mke wao, alikuwa Quaker na abolitionist alitangaza, ambayo muundo wa muda wa ambayo inaonekana kuratibu vizuri na tarehe New Jersey hali ya kihistoria kuweka juu ya kubadilisha au kurekebisha ya flue nafasi juu ya ukuta wa mashariki wa tavern yetu ya zamani. Hii kubadilishwa flue nafasi ni madai watumwa kujificha nafasi kutoka siku wakati nini sasa ni Cranbury Inn ilikuwa madai kuacha juu ya reli ya chini ya ardhi (kwa habari zaidi, rejea <unk>Steal Away Steal Away<unk> na Giles Wright). Hata hivyo, kiasi cha kawaida cha kuvaa juu ya hatua ya ghorofa ya nyumba ya mwenye nyumba na mabaki ya mlango wa chumba na rafu chini ambayo ni misumari ya kunyongwa juu ya kanzu yako, inaonyesha kwamba nafasi hii ya ghorofa ilitumiwa kwa zaidi ya ghorofa tu. Enoch Middleton alikuwa wakala katika Reli ya Chini ya Ardhi. Miaka 30 au 40 baada ya kazi hiyo kukoma, aliandika simulizi la jinsi ilivyokuwa kuwa wakala wa Reli ya Chini ya Ardhi. Enoch alisema, "aliweka kiasi cha kutosha kutengeneza mzigo na chini ya ulinzi wa giza aliwaweka kwenye gari lake na kuwapeleka Cranberry, kituo kifuatacho kwenye barabara ya uhuru nchini Canada". "Mwaka wa 1886 watu wa mji wa Cranberry waliamua kuunda jina la ""Cranberry Town"" au ""Cranberry Village.""" Iliamua kufuata desturi ya Kiingereza ya kuita mji mdogo au kijiji <unk>burg<unk> au <unk>bury<unk> na hivyo herufi ya jina Cranberry ilibadilishwa kuwa Cranbury. Cranbury, New Jersey ni Township na katika Township kwamba ni Kijiji cha Cranbury. Mnamo Oktoba 8, 1902, ghala kubwa la Cranbury Inn liliteketezwa kabisa. Eneo la mraba lililobaki katika uwanja wa nyuma wa Cranbury Inn linaaminika kuwa eneo la ghala kubwa; eneo hili la sasa ni eneo la nyongeza yetu mpya, ghala kubwa la Uholanzi lenye mabwawa saba ambalo, kama tavern mbili za awali na nyumba ya mwenye nyumba, ni ujenzi wa muundo wa mbao. Kituo cha Liquor cha Cranbury Inn kilitumika kama ofisi ya telegrafu na ofisi ya Jaji wa Amani; tangu marufuku, imekuwa kama Duka la Liquor na The Cranbury Inn's cellar ya divai. Mwaka 1919 Joseph Thomas na Mary A. Winklehofer walinunua Cranbury Inn na kuijumuisha mnamo Agosti 1920. <unk>Jaji<unk> Wincklhofer ni Jaji wa mwisho wa Amani, na mwenye nyumba ya mwisho ya wageni kuishi, The Cranbury Inn. Kama Jaji wa Amani, alifanya mahakama kila Jumanne jioni katika kile ambacho sasa ni Chumba cha Lafayette Tavern (TAPROOM) kwa kifupi) na alifanya harusi nyingi mbele ya moto katika chumba chake cha kuishi wakati mkewe alicheza piano. Utamaduni wa sherehe za harusi kufanyika katika The Cranbury Inn mbele ya moto huo unaendelea hadi leo <unk> chumba cha kuishi cha mwenye nyumba ya wageni sasa ni jumba kuu la kihistoria la The Cranbury Inn. Julai 26, 1926 - Jengo la ghorofa ya 6,000. ukumbi wa dansi ulifunguliwa upande wa kaskazini wa The Cranbury Inn na Wincklhofer's. Dansi zilifanyika kila Jumanne na Jumamosi usiku (baadaye ilibadilishwa kuwa Wed. na Sat Eves.) wakati bendi ya Perrine ilicheza. Mnamo Agosti 30, uwanja wa gofu mdogo wa mashimo 18 ulifunguliwa kwenye upande wa kaskazini wa Cranbury Inn. Ilikuwa <unk>lighted hivyo kucheza wote siku na usiku<unk>. Winklevoss aliuza nyumba hiyo kwa Adrian na Marge van Riebeeck. Wanamke hao waliishi katika nyumba nyingine huko Cranbury, kwa hiyo walibadilisha vyumba vya kulala vya mwenye nyumba hiyo kuwa vyumba vya hoteli, hivyo kuendeleza na kuboresha biashara ya The Cranbury Inn. "Kama sehemu ya mradi wa ""Waterhouse"" wa kuvutia, kampuni hiyo ilibadilisha mbao za hoteli ya zamani ya Cape May na kuunda picha za ukuta katika sehemu ya W.P.A." mradi wa kazi. Ilikuwa katika tavern hii kwamba rafiki Adrian ya Princeton ingekuwa kuja Cranbury Inn kunywa bia na kuzungumza Kijerumani na rafiki yake. Mwanamume huyo kutoka Princeton alikuwa Albert Einstein. Kwa miaka mingi nyongeza na mabadiliko mengi yalifanywa kwa jikoni na maeneo ya msaada ya The Cranbury Inn ili kuendeleza zaidi na kuboresha biashara. Wakati Jumba Kuu la Chakula lilipojengwa karibu 1930, sehemu ya ukuta iliachwa wazi kupitia kifuniko cha kioo ili vizazi vya baadaye (wewe na mimi) tuweze kuona ujenzi wa muundo wa mbao kutoka 1750. "Utaona vipande vya shoka vilivyotengenezwa kwa mikono mara moja, lakini ukiangalia kwa karibu, utaona alama za pembe za mtengenezaji wa mbao zilizotumiwa kutambua ni beam gani iliyotengenezwa ili kufanana na post gani wakati wa kuweka pamoja posts na beams zote alizotengeneza. """ Kuna alama za pembe kwenye kuta za nje za jengo hilo, na hii pia inatuambia kwamba awali hii ilikuwa ukuta wa nje wa tavern hii. "Mtaalamu wa kihistoria wa majengo ya serikali ambaye alichunguza majengo haya alibainisha kwamba matofali yaliyotengenezwa kwa mikono ambayo yanajaza kuta zimewekwa kwa mtindo wa kuweka mortar ya Kaunti ya Monmouth, na hivyo kutuonyesha kwamba mafundi walikuja magharibi katika msitu wa asili uliokuwa hapa katikati ya miaka ya 1700 kusaidia kuendeleza ustaarabu.""" "Hata hivyo, kuna hadithi ya kihistoria inayoeleza kwamba ""mali hii ilihamishwa kutoka kwa mmiliki mmoja hadi mwingine mwaka 1765 wakati tulipokuwa chini ya utawala wa Mfalme George wa Tatu wa Uingereza.""" Unaweza kuona madoa kutoka wax nyekundu kuifunga kutumika kwa ajili ya saini ya saini ~ kabisa hati rasmi ya wakati huo. Katika mwaka wa 1982, chumba cha mwisho cha wageni kilibadilishwa kuwa chumba cha kulia chakula cha kibinafsi, na biashara hiyo ikaendelea kuendelezwa. Cranbury Inn ina chumba kidogo kwa ajili ya watu wawili kwa ajili ya chakula binafsi kama vile maeneo mengine matatu ya chakula katika ghorofa ya pili, moja na moto kazi. Watu wengi mashuhuri wamekuwa hapa katika The Cranbury Inn. Tunaweza tu kuwa na mawazo juu ya wakoloni na baba wa mwanzilishi ambao walitumia barabara kuu zinazounganisha makoloni yote kwa sababu hakuna nyaraka zilizoandikwa kutwambia ikiwa hii ilikuwa njia ya mtu fulani kusafiri au ikiwa hii ilikuwa nyumba ya posta au nyumba ya wageni waliokaa wakati wa safari hizo. Hata hivyo, tunajua kwamba Bi. Chiang Kai-shek na msafara wake wote walikuwa hapa Aprili 1943, Prince na Princess wa Uholanzi walikuwa hapa, na Baraza lote la Jiji la Moscow lilikuwa hapa mnamo 1995. Albert Einstein alikuja hapa mara nyingi kunywa bia na kuzungumza Kijerumani na rafiki yake na mmiliki wa nyumba ya wageni Adrian Van Ravesteyn. Brook Sheilds alikuja hapa alipokuwa akisoma katika Chuo Kikuu cha Princeton. "Pixar aliandika katika kitabu chake cha ""The Old Geneva Café"" kwamba ""The Old Geneva Inn"" ni nyumba ya wageni ya zamani ya Cranbury, ambayo ina watu wengi kama vile Meg Ryan, Walter Matthau, Lou Durning, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon na wengineo." Watu mashuhuri wa habari wamekula chakula cha jioni hapa mbali na mwangaza wa taa, kwa hivyo majina yao hayajatajwa kwa wakati huu, na siku moja tunatumaini utakuwa hapa pia. Katika kipindi cha utawala wa koloni, jeshi la Washington lilipiga kambi kwenye kijito cha Cranberry mnamo Juni 1778 chini ya uongozi wa Alexander Hamilton na Le Marquis de Lafayette. Jenerali Washington na majeshi yake walikuwa huko Hopewell, New Jersey wakati huo. Washauri waliripoti kwa Alexander Hamilton na Le Marquis de Lafayette kwamba majeshi ya Uingereza yalionekana, yakisonga kaskazini, kusini mashariki mwa Cranberry Towne kuelekea Mahakama ya Monmouth, New Jersey. Hamilton na Lafayette waliwasiliana na Washington kupitia barua zilizoandikwa kwa mkono, zilizotolewa kwa mkono. Kupitia mawasiliano hayo, Washington aliamua kuja Cranberry Towne na majeshi yake. Siku ya Ijumaa, Juni 25, 1778, Marquis de Lafayette na Alexander Hamilton walipokelewa katika Cranberry Town, nyumbani kwa Mary na Dr. Hezekiah Stites, majengo machache kusini mwa Inn (Mary alikuwa mtoto pekee wa mwenye nyumba ya wageni), na hivyo pia Jenerali George Washington siku iliyofuata, Jumamosi, Juni 26, 1778. Lafayette na Hamilton waliondoka Cranberry Town asubuhi na mapema Jumamosi, Juni 26, 1778, Hamilton akiwa farasi baada ya saa sita usiku na Lafayette akiwa na askari wake asubuhi na mapema. Walielekea kusini kupitia Hightstown na kuendelea hadi Robbin's Tavern katika eneo ambalo sasa ni Clarksville, New Jersey. Baadaye siku hiyo waliendelea kuwasiliana na Jenerali Washington, ambaye sasa alikuwa Cranberry Towne. Mkataba huo ulifanywa na Marekani na Uingereza mnamo Juni mwaka 1778 katika mahakama ya Monmouth, New Jersey. "Mapigano" haya yalijulikana kama Vita vya Monmouth - mojawapo ya mapigano machache ambayo wakoloni walishinda wakati wa Vita vya Uhuru. "Mashindano hayo yalifanyika kwa msaada wa Molly Pitcher, mwanamke mashuhuri wa Marekani ambaye pia alikuwa amepiga kambi hapa Cranberry Town.""" "Hawa ni wajumbe wa Washington, Hamilton na Lafayette, ambao waliandika barua zao kwa Washington na Lafayette, na walipata barua zao katika Taasisi ya Smithsonian, na kuelezea ""mkakati wa vita ya Monmouth"" na ""mtazamo wa vita"" wa Washington, Hamilton na Lafayette, ambao walifanya kazi katika mji wa Cranberry Town." Kuwa mkusanyiko mkubwa wa nyumba zilizolindwa vizuri za mtindo wa kiwanda haikuwa ya kutosha kwa Cranbury kuwekwa kwenye Usajili wa Kitaifa wa Maeneo ya Kihistoria, lakini nyaraka za historia zilizotokea hapa zilisaidia kuelekeza kiwango kwa niaba yetu. Mnamo mwaka wa 1982, Jumuiya ya Kihistoria ya Cranbury ilifanikiwa kuweka Cranbury kwenye Usajili wa Kitaifa wa Maeneo ya Kihistoria. Cranbury Inn iko katika wilaya hiyo ya kihistoria na kwenye Usajili wa Kitaifa. Cranbury Inn ni hoteli ya kifalme ya Uingereza iliyojengwa zaidi ya miaka 265, na imekuwa na wamiliki wengi wa hoteli hiyo. Kama wamiliki wa sasa tunajua kwamba wakati wetu hapa ni sehemu ndogo tu katika maisha ya The Cranbury Inn; zamani <unk> sasa na siku zijazo. Tunafahamu kwamba sisi ni wasimamizi wa The Cranbury Inn na kwamba The Cranbury Inn kweli ni mali ya <unk>The People<unk>. Cranbury Inn ni kweli gem katika taji la New Jersey. kama muda marches juu hivyo hufanya historia yetu, ni kitu kuendelea kukua kama ni biashara Cranbury Inn. Njoo ututembelee na uwe sehemu ya historia yetu. 1. Uwe na mtazamo wa kweli Kwa habari zaidi kumbuka kijitabu, <unk>George Washington In Cranbury<unk> na John Whiteclay Chambers II, kuchapishwa na The Cranbury Historical & Preservation Society. Inaweza kununuliwa kwa $ 3.00 katika Kituo cha Historia cha Cranbury, Makumbusho ya Cranbury na Cranbury Inn. Unaweza pia kutaja <unk>The Marquis <unk> Lafayette Reconsidered<unk> na Laura Auricchio, iliyochapishwa na Alfred A. Knopf. 2. Uwezekano wa kupata Kwa kuangalia filamu mbili za kuvutia sana kuhusu matukio ya kihistoria yanayotokea katika New Jersey wakati wa Mapinduzi ya Marekani ziara Monmouth Battlefield State Park katika Freehold, New Jersey na Washington's Crossing Visitors Center katika New Jersey. Tazama filamu zao!