In this episode of The New Jersey History Podcast, we travel the Musconetcong River — a corridor where Lenape homelands, Revolutionary War movements, and New Jersey folklore all collide. From Munsee and Unami river life, to colonial mill towns that fed Washington’s army, to modern sightings of the mysterious “Mantis Man,” this river holds layers of memory that never faded.
Part history, part culture, part legend — all New Jersey.
This episode is part of Your Hometown Revolution, our ongoing partnership with RevolutionNJ, where listeners submit their hometowns and we reveal the closest Revolutionary War activity.
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National Park Service. Musconetcong Wild & Scenic River Management Plan.
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