In the early Revolutionary struggle, few of the States among the old Thirteen had more of the battle-fields of the country within their limits than old New-Jersey….away back in my childhood, the earliest days of my being able to read, I got hold of a small book….., "Weem's Life of Washington." I remember all the accounts there given of the battle fields and struggles for the liberties of the country, and none fixed themselves upon my imagination so deeply as the struggle here at Trenton, New-Jersey. “

Abraham Lincoln addressing the New Jersey State Senate en route to his first inauguration

Crossroads of the American Revolution Association was founded in 2002 as the only state-wide non-profit organization established to offer a forum for new citizen initiatives on education, historical interpretation, site use and heritage tourism; and to raise popular appreciation of the historical significance of the American Revolution in New Jersey. We involve local communities and other partners to revitalize our historic cities and towns by reclaiming, enhancing and linking our threatened Revolutionary War sites and heritage landscapes. By promoting cultural and heritage tourism we will gain national and international visibility for New Jersey’s irreplaceable Revolutionary War landscapes and sites and promote economic development.

The American Revolution swept across the Hudson River and up The Palisades at Fort Lee, New Jersey, on November 20, 1776. From that day until the end of the war our state was the scene of countless skirmishes and some of the toughest battles of the entire conflict. However, while most Americans know about the crucial days in 1776 – Washington’s crossing the Delaware and victories at the Battles of Trenton and Princeton are part of national lore – few are aware that Washington and his troops crisscrossed the state for the duration of the American Revolution.

Few other states retain as much of the Revolutionary War era as New Jersey or offer so many possibilities to appreciate the conditions and ways of life that shaped Ameri­ca at the birth of the Republic. That is why in late 2002, the Secretary of the Interior recommended to the Congress the designation of the Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area in New Jersey. And why on August 5, 2005, former Governor Richard J. Codey signed an executive order designating New Jersey the Crossroads of the American Revolution.

New Jersey’s Crossroads Heritage Area encompasses 213 cities and towns and all or parts of 14 counties from Bergen to Gloucester. Heritage areas are part of our country’s landscape that contribute uniquely to the American experience. They are “living landscapes” where individuals, organizations and businesses form partnerships with local, state and federal governments to celebrate their heritage and to conserve and restore irreplaceable natural and cultural resources.

Preserving the many intact historic Crossroads of the American Revolutionary War landscapes and sites in New Jersey enables not only those of us who live here, but also those who visit to appreciate the significant role New Jersey played in the founding of our nation.

With your support we will raise popular understanding of the significance of New Jersey’s Revolutionary War heritage and protect the state’s rare and threatened historic sites and landscapes before they are lost to future generations.

Board of Directors

OFFICERS

Kevin Tremble, President
President and owner of Tech-Repro. Member, Tenafly Planning Board and Historic Preservation Commission. Chairperson Citizens Advisory Council of the Palisades Interstate Park. Board member, Preservation New Jersey and NJ Historic Commission .

Sally Dudley, Vice President
Consultant to and former Executive Director of the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions. Co-Chair, Coalition for Affordable Housing and the Environment. Vice Chair, NJ Brownfields Task Force. Board member, Morris Tomorrow, New Jersey Future and the Trust for Public Land's NJ Advisory Committee. Former mayor of Harding Township, NJ and former New Jersey Pinelands Commissioner.

James A. Shissias, Vice President
Retired as General Manager, Environmental Affairs, PSE&G. Board member, The College of New Jersey Foundation, Center for Analysis of Public Issues and the NJ Audubon Society. Formerly served on: NJ Environmental Education Commission, the State Soil Conservation Committee and as: Chairman, Environmental Affairs Committee-State Chamber of Commerce, V.P., Water Resources Assn. of the Delaware River Basin and President, Common Wealth of NJ, Inc.

Sally Lane, Secretary
Special Assistant to Deputy Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Former Director of the Trenton Visitors and Convention Bureau Travel & Tourism. Trenton city historian and former journalist.

Richard Bousquet, Treasurer
Owner and CEO of, Construction Service Specialists, Inc. in Scotch Plains. Chair of the Scotch Plains Historic Review Commission, President, Historical Society of Scotch Plains and Fanwood.

Marguerite Chandler, Immediate Past President (ex-officio)
CEO of Edmar Corporation and founder of the Heritage Trails Association, PeopleCareCenter, Bridgewater, NJ and the Food Bank of Somerset County. Resides in Cape May County.

DIRECTORS

John Capozucca
Senior editor at Torre Lazur McCann in Parsippany. Former chairman of the Borough of Bloomingdale’s Environmental Commission. Former trustee of ANJEC. Member of ANJEC’s Advisory Council. Resides in Passaic County.

Kevin J. Collins
Retired Senior Banker,The First Boston Corporation. Vice Chairman, Palisades Interstate Park Commission. Resides in Bergen County.

Julie Gandy
Retired transportation planner with Burlington County. Former member of the State Planning Commission and the Evesham Township Environmental Commission. Former trustee of the ANJEC. Member of ANJEC’s Advisory Council. Resides in Cumberland County.

Jessie Havens
Journalist, historic writer. Board member, Heritage Trails Association. Resides in Somerset County.

Dr. George Hill
Retired Professor and Chief of Surgical Oncology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and retired Captain, U.S. Navy Reserve Medical Corps. Lecturer and author. Active member of numerous medical organizations and patriotic lineage organizations. Resides in Essex County.

Patricia Huizing
Director of Development and Outreach at the New Jersey Conservation Foundation. Former executive director of Preservation New Jersey and former director of outreach for the Stony Brook Millstone Watershed Association. President of the Wildlife Center, Inc. in Mercer County.

Elliott M. Kugel
First Vice President-Investments, The Kugel Briegs Group of Merrill Lynch. Former U.S. Navy Lieutenant. Member, Past President Rotary Club of Somerville. Resides in Somerset County.

William Lawton
Executive Director, Alliance for Morris County Parks. Chairman, Somerville District Management Corporation.

Martha P. Lieblich
President of family owned business. Trustee, ANJEC.

Judi London
Chief Marketing Officer, Winning Strategies Public Relations. Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau. Resides in Camden County.

Marc Mappen
Executive Director, New Jersey Historical Commission. Coeditor of the Encyclopedia of New Jersey and retired dean at Rutgers University.

Patrick Murray
Director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute. Former director of the Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers Poll and the Bloustein Center for Survey Research. Native of Camden County with an interest in New Jersey colonial history. Documentary film maker. Resides in Somerset County.

Michael Russell
8th Grade Earth Science Teacher, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District (9/99 - Present), M.A. in Military History, Norwich University, MA Teaching, Monmouth University, Volunteer, Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress, American Folklife Center, Washington, DC. Resides in Union County.

Dan Saunders
Acting Administrator, NJDEP State Historic Preservation Office and Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer. Resident of Hunterdon County.

David Siegfried
Retired Partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, NY, NY. President, Princeton University Alumni Association. Chair, Princeton University Alumni Council. Past President, Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society. Advisory Board, Community Agencies Corporation of N.J., Newark, NJ.

John S. Watson, Jr.
Deputy Commissioner for Natural Resources, NJDEP. Former Assistant Commissioner for Natural and Historic Resources and Administrator of the NJDEP Green Acres Program.

Trustees Emeriti

Marguerite Chandler, Immediate Past President
CEO of Edmar Corporation and founder of the Heritage Trails Association, PeopleCareCenter, Bridgewater, NJ and the Food Bank of Somerset County.

Richard Simon
Retired. Former Treasurer and Vice President, Washington Association of New Jersey.

Richard J. Sullivan
Retired. First Commissioner of NJDEP. Former Pinelands Commission Chairman.

Helen Fenske

Edmund Stiles

Neil Upmeyer

Staff

Cathleen R. (Cate) Litvack
Executive Director
CLitvack@RevolutionaryNJ.org