On December 14, 1776, a British cavalry raid in this area was routed by Captain John Schenck's Militia. The raiding troops were the British 16th light dragoons, commanded by Cornet Francis Geary, who was the son of British Admiral Sir Francis Geary. Cornet Geary was killed during the fighting, and he is buried nearby.
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