Connecticut Farms

Here stood the Presbyterian Church and here was fought the battle, June 7, 1780, between American forces under Gen. Maxwell and Col. Dayton and the British army on its advance to Springfield. The church and village were burned by the British during their retreat.<br><br>June 23, 1780, the British second advance here formed into two columns and moved to Springfield, where they were repulsed.<br><br>Erected by the State of New Jersey A.D. 1905