American Encampment

~ Totowa Heights ~

October 9 – November 27, 1780,

the patriot army extend-

ed along this site which had

also been used in July.

Washington came from his

headquarters in Preakness

to Totowa and visited the

Van Houtens.

Marker is at the intersection of Union Blvd (County Route ...

American Encampment and General Headquarters

History Now

Mid-September of 1777 found an American army of 8,500 encamped on these uplands, called Bemis Heights. The soldiers worked feverishly building fortifications to block the Crown Forces marching from the north.

You can see the site of American ...

American Encampment

1781 Siege of Yorktown

“The American troops encamped in a wood within a mile of the Enemy’s left line – and the French troops encamped on their right.”

Lieutenant William Feltman, Pennsylvania Battalion, September 28, 1781

On September 28, 1781, as General Washington’s ...