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I have not gone up by Monmouth battlefield in years...did they ruin it? I remember class trips to the towns where battles were fought. It was always very interesting. That church in Monmouth county where the wounded soldiers were taken was the last place I visited but I can not for the life of me remember its name.

went with my son's scout troop about 7 years ago.
that piece of the battlefield is still preserved.
the church is still quite a thing to see.
a lot of the historic hike was along roads that had a lot more traffic than i would have liked.
if we had cut out about 3 miles at the beginning to get from the scout camp to the beginning of the battlefield, it might have been a better trip.

As the stars faded, Dickinson stood on a hill overlooking the road to Monmouth Court House, with the Tennent Church at his back. In front of him, a wooden bridge crossed the marshy West Ravine, which carried the north branch of Wemrock Creek into the south branch. Beyond it, to the south and right, was Comb's Hill.

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"I have not gone up by Monmouth battlefield in years...did they ruin it? I remember class trips to the towns where battles were fought. It was always very interesting. That church in Monmouth county where the wounded soldiers were taken was the last place I visited but I can not for the life of me remember its name. "

The portion of the battlefield where the battle started and General Charles Lee's troops were forced to retreat, is completely covered with houses now. The state park is actually larger now, having gotten a big chunk of land from the former ATT & T Corporation. Old Tennant Church is still there but housing developments are popping up very close to it. There is also talk of making the old freight railroad line that runs right through the battlefield park, into a commuter rail line that will host many trains during the day and night. They say the commuter rail line through the battlefield park is needed because of the tremendous influx of commuters now living in the area.