American Revolutionary War Marker to be Placed in Lawnside
Sunday, March 24, 2024
LAWNSIDE, N.J. (March 18, 2024) -- The Lawnside Historical Society will join the Borough of Lawnside on Saturday, March 30 at noon to dedicate a marker honoring Black fighters in the Revolutionary War.
The sign is provided by the Camden County Historical Society with funding from the Camden County Board of Commissioners and the federal American Battlefield Protection Program as the 250th anniversary of the War for Independence approaches.
The marker will be installed in front of the Wayne R. Bryant Community Center, 323 East Charleston Avenue. Those cited include the Rhode Island Regiment, comprised of Black, Native American and mixed race soldiers who fought for the colonists and others the British promised to emancipate if they fought for the King.
In addition to the Regiment, the sign depicts Oliver Cromwell of Burlington County crossing the Delaware River with George Washington and Colonel Tye of Monmouth County who raided plantations freeing the enslaved to join the British cause.
Noah Lewis, a reenactor who portrays Edward “Ned” Hector, the free Black teamster who fought for the Continental Army at the Battle of Brandywine, will present at the installation and a reception immediately following.
The event is free and open to the public.