В Ньюарке открыли для посещения исторический дом генерала Корнуоллиса в честь 249-летия битвы при Куш-Бридж

NEWARK, Del. — Locals will have a rare opportunity to tour the Cooch’s Bridge Historic Site this weekend. The open house is one of two events being held Saturday in commemoration of the 249th anniversary of the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge, Delaware’s only Revolutionary War battle. The day begins at 11 a.m. Sept. 5 with the Pencader Heritage Museum’s annual Cooch’s Bridge remembrance event. This year’s guest speaker is Robin Brown, a longtime journalist who now serves as writer-in-residence at the Delaware Public Archives. Following the ceremony, from noon to 3 p.m., attendees are invited to take a shuttle to the open house at the nearby Cooch’s Bridge Historic Site. There, food and beverages will be served, and musical entertainment will be provided by the Uptown Strutters. Attendees can join in organized outdoor games and tour the Cooch Family homestead on Old Baltimore Pike. Built in 1760, the Cooch house was occupied by British general Charles Cornwallis for five days following the battle. The house remained in the Cooch family until 2018, when the family sold it and 10 acres surrounding it to the state with the goal of preserving the site and opening it up to the public as a museum next year, in time for the 250th anniversary of the battle. The Cooch’s Bridge Historic Site will tell not just the story of the battle, but also showcase the history of the Cooch family, the milling and industrial importance of the site, the indigenous people who lived there long before the Cooches arrived, and the enslaved people, free Blacks and Irish immigrants who worked at the Cooch property. On Saturday, guests must park at Pencader Heritage Museum, 2029 Sunset Lake Road. No parking will be available at the Cooch house. The Cooch’s Bridge open house is free and open to the public, but registration is requested at friendsofcoochsbridge.org/open-house-2026.