Sunday Afternoon March 15th @ 2:00pm Includes Presentation by Distinguished Panel on Historic Landscapes of Significance @ The Johnson Education Center One Preservation Place Princeton, NJ Reserve YOUR Place Now Hear from Distinguished Panelists: AvrilMoore- former owner of Tusculum, originally built by John Witherspoon, a Signer of the Declaration of Independence and the 6th President of Princeton University.Avril will tell the tale of how she carefully restored the historic mansion and worked closely with D&R Greenway to ensure permanent preservation of the historic landscape. Donna Lazartic- a leading force, with World War II veteran Lt. Col. Robert Vaucher, in the quest to save historic land where the Continental and French armies marched in Bridgewater, NJ. Along the Washington-Rochambeau National Historic Trail, the land was threatened by development. Donna will speak about how the community partnered with D&R Greenway through the twists and turns that led to preservation. Philip Getty- a geologist with a keen sense of how to methodically study the land to discover the secrets it holds, will show-and-tell about the evidence he found at Hillside Farm in Hopewell, confirming that George Washington's troops encamped here during the American Revolution. Historic maps, journals and letters show this to be the site of a very large Continental Army encampment of over 10,000 troops, a rest stop on the route to the Battle of Monmouth, three days hence in June 1778. Join us to be a part of this special moment in the history of D&R Greenway Land Trust! |