Bonaparte

[bobpbx]

This is an interesting story. Never heard of the estate before. I'm glad it'll be a park now.

NJ estate of Napoleon's brother Joseph Bonaparte sells for $4.6M

Joseph Bonaparte fled Europe after his emperor brother Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and landed in Bordentown, New Jersey, where he built a lavish estate called Point Breeze.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[rc911]

There is an elegant house on the property but is not shown in the photos. Bordentown wreaks of history. Clara Barton's schoolhouse is there as well as tributes to Thomas Payne. If you are on the hill at the Bonaparte mansion and look toward the Delaware, there in the mud of the Crosswicks creek rest the hulls of three American ships that, from what I recall were scuttled to keep them from going to the Brits. The hulls can be seen during low tide. Bordentown is rich in railroad history and the area is also extremely rich in Native American artifacts. Also not to be missed is the Common Sense Brewery.

 

[bobpbx]

Very interesting rc, I'll have to visit when they open.

 

[c1nj]

Joseph Bonaparte spent his summers in upstate NY.
A lake is named after him to this day.

NJPineBarrens Maps

 

[bobpbx]

Joseph Bonaparte spent his summers in upstate NY.
A lake is named after him to this day.

NJPineBarrens Maps

Wow, that's really up there.