Joseph Board's Company

Joseph Board's Company is re-enactment group based on the local militia of the Ringwood area in Northern New Jersey during the Revolutionary War. Board's men were the farmers, landowners and some of the ironworkers who did their part till the very end of the war.

Here is a paragraph about Joseph Board from Albert Heusser's biography of Robert Erskine:

Captain Joseph Board [was] one of the sons of Cornelius Board, the pioneer iron-master of the region [and] served prominently in the patriot cause. A few facts as to his career have come down to us. A prosperous farmer at the outbreak of the Revolution, - having augmented his revenue from the fields by doing a considerable business through the hauling of Ringwood iron to tidewater at Acquackanonck Landing - he helped the patriot cause materially in the organization of a company of militia, and, as their captain, served with distinction in the New Jersey brigade. Joseph Board attained the ripe old age of ninety-four, surviving until 1832, an honored resident of the community.

The Militia participates in many events throughout the year, but the big event is in September, co-sponsored by the Militia and the 63rd Regiment of Foot British Light Infantry.

Photographs of the recent Revolutionary War Re-enactment at Long Pond Ironworks, Sept. 8 & 9, 2001:

• Domestic Scenes
• Battle Scenes
• Camp Scenes
  
  This is a partial list of those from the area who served in the Revolutionary War: