Connect260: Building a New Nation

By 1776, the former Morris country home had been turned into a Wartime Headquarters for none other than George Washington. When he and his troops arrived here, their future looked dismal. Many lost battles, deaths, and casualties left the troops with astoundingly low morale and a bleak outlook on their fates as Patriot Revolutionaries. Washington desperately needed a win. Utilizing the Morris-Jumel Mansion’s strategic location, Washington set to work to change the tide of the War.

In June’s session of Connect260, viewers will have the opportunity to take a deep dive into the time that Washington called this Mansion home and the Battle of Harlem Heights. What could he have been thinking? How did he plan to shift the outcome of the War? How did his strategy change? What happened that set the stage for this Battle? Join Mansion staff and lecturers to find out.