February 28, 2020
BRIDGEWATER - Through a partnership of organizations, government bodies and neighbors who didn't know when to quit, the 36-acre Wemple estate, where Revolutionary War soldiers once camped, will be preserved in perpetuity.
To mark the preservation of what has been called a historical treasure, the D&R Greenway Land Trust presented the township a portrait of the portion of the Foothill Road property where Gen. George Washington's soldiers camped and their horses drank from a spring. The portrait by renowned artist James Fiorentino, who is also vice chairman of the organization, depicts the carriage trail at Steel Gap Road used by the troops.