Thompson Neely HouseOn this spot a tract of land totaling 505 acres called win-na-haw-caw-chunk by local Indians, Jonathan Pidcock the first white settler in this area built mills and established a trading post with the Indians in 1684. This house was the headquarters for Brigadier General Lord Sterling prior to the battle of Trenton. Quartered with him were Captain William Washington, cousin of General George Washington, Lt. James Monroe (later to become President of the United States), and Captain James Moore of the New York artillery who later died here on Christmas day, 1776 and is buried at the Captain James Moore Memorial located just across the canal from this site. The central portion of the house was built by Jonathan Pidcock in 1702. His remains are located at Bowman's Tower hill which is in sight of this home, along with the remains of several of his family members, including his wife, Ankey.
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