War of 1812 Flag on View This Memorial Day
Restored 200-year-old New Jersey militia flag will be on display for the first time at Historical Society of West Caldwell.
Caldwell’s rare New Jersey Militia Company flag from the War of 1812 has come home. After a year and a half undergoing conservation and stabilization, the fragile, 200-year-old artifact is now on display at the Crane Homestead in West Caldwell. Although there were no battles fought within the state of New Jersey during the War of 1812, New Jersey residents were painfully aware of the risks they faced if the British attacked New York Harbor. Many people then living were veterans or civilian survivors of the Revolution when New Jersey earned the title, “Crossroads of the Revolution.” Throughout the Revolution, New Jerseyans experienced the violence of military skirmishes and foraging raids by the British and Loyalists as well as the …
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