File:Amwell Militia Monument, Raritan Township, NJ.jpg
Erected in memory of the citizen soldiers of Amwell Township, who commanded by Captain John Schenck on December 14, 1776, met and drove from this field a column of the British 16 Light Dragoons, after killing their commander, Cornet Francis Geary. Dedicated by the Raritan Township Committee and the Bicentennial Committee on December 14, 1976 in appreciation of the courage and determination of these men who served throughout the "War of American Independence".
F. Geary gravesite S 67° 22' E 875 ft.
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