![]() ![]() It borders on the east at the Sound of Jura with the Kintyre Peninsula and Knapdale Argyll on the other side. The Southern Hebridean Isle of Jura can be found off the west coast of Scotland, a few miles north-east from Islay and separated by the fast flowing Sound of Islay. A little over 200 people are outnumbered by more than 5,000 deer on this stunning Scottish island. Please contact this historic site / park with specific inquiries about any of these restrictions, as there may be some variations at this specific historic site / park.The Isle of Jura is one of Scotland’s last wildernesses. Please refrain from touching objects/furnishings in and building components of historic structures and museums, except where invited to do so by staff.Food and beverages pets/animals, except for service animals, are not permitted in the historic structure / visitor center / museum.Photography may not interfere with other visitors to the historic site / park or impede site operations. Non-commercial photography is permitted on the property (outside), but please help preserve the historic site / park and any surrounding property by not attaching anything to, climbing or sitting on historic structures and features or disturbing any plants, wild or cultivated.Interior photography, videotaping or audio taping are not permitted in the historic structure / visitor center / museum, except by prior written permission and for educational purposes only.Commercial photography is not permitted on the property without a special use permit (SUP) from the historic site / park.Use of metal detecting devices on or unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) on or over the property is not permitted without a special use permit (SUP) from the State historic site / park.The collection or removal of any object from State Park property is prohibited without written permission from the Superintendent.Alcoholic beverages are not permitted at state historic sites.No Smoking on NJ State Park Service Property.There are no trash receptacles at this site. ![]() Bring a bag or two for trash, recycling and cleaning up after your pet. ![]() Whatever you carry into the site, plan on carrying it out too. Keep your historic site / park and surrounding property clean and green! Protect this site by taking your trash with you.This historic site / park is part of the NJ State Park system and your cooperation with the following will help ensure the survival of the museum collections, historic structures & features and surrounding property for the enjoyment and education of future generations! Text telephone (TT) users, please call the NJ Relay Services at (800) 852-7899. We encourage people with disabilities who require special considerations to contact the historic site / park at the phone number listed in the general information on the home page of the historic site / park. In 1965 the State of New Jersey purchased the property and, with the help of the Friends of Monmouth Battlefield, have since restored the house and barn. The house was not maintained well during the Tark years and fell into disrepair. However, thirsty British soldiers, possibly using the house as a field hospital, drained the well and found the silver.Īfter the battle, the Craig family and their descendants continued to farm the property until 1943, when the property was sold to Ernest Tark who used it as worker housing for his farm. Family tradition says that they drove their livestock out of harm’s way, loaded their “…household goods in two wagons…and rode towards Upper Freehold to avoid molestation.” The tradition further states that the family took their silver and placed it in a kettle and sank it in the well, hiding the well’s bucket and chain. This barn has stable space for six cows and horses.Īt the time of the Battle of Monmouth, the Craig Family abandoned their house, fearing that fighting would come near after they saw columns of smoke from burning farms along nearby Allentown Road. The other building you see on the property is an English-framed, mid-19th century barn, which replaced the probably much larger 18th-century barn of John Craig, Jr. with the extension of the Georgian-style two-story addition on the west side. It was enlarged in the 1770s by John Craig, Jr. The original house was a one-and-one-half story Dutch-framed structure. The earliest section of the Craig Farmhouse was built by Samuel Craig in 1746. ![]()
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