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On July 24, 2006 the U.S. House of Representatives recognized New Jersey's often unappreciated role in the American Revolution as it joined the Senate in passing legislation to designate the Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area in New Jersey.
 
National Heritage Areas while part of the National Parks Service are locally administered. 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.
 
The National Heritage Area will be coordinated by the Crossroads of the American Revolution Association. Founded in 2002, Crossroads is the only state-wide non-profit organization whose purpose is to raise popular appreciation of the historical significance of the American Revolution in New Jersey.  Crossroads will engage local communities, historic sites and other partners to realize a vision for New Jersey’s Crossroads of the American Revolution Heritage Area.
 
 Crossroads Association President Kevin Tremble points out that, "The Heritage Area will help us develop a coherent vision for the more than 250 Revolutionary War sites in New Jersey that are recognized as nationally significant. We will link them together to tell the overall story of New Jersey's role in the Revolutionary War."
 
National Heritage Area designation bolsters advocates of land conservation, historic preservation, tourism and education by providing federal recognition of New Jersey's important Revolutionary War history.  
 
Cate Litvack, Executive Director of the Crossroads Association says, "By preserving the many intact historic Crossroads of the American Revolutionary War landscapes and sites in New Jersey we will enable 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. "
 
As Governor Corzine has said, “The battles that took place in New Jersey during the American Revolution shaped our nation’s history. We must protect the places that commemorate those patriots who fought and died to establish a country that values freedom and individual rights.”