Military Park
51 Park Place
Neward, NJ 07102
United States
Looking southeast at the southwestern section of Gutzon Borglum's Wars of America statue in Military Park.
Jim HendersonLaid out in 1666 by Puritan settlers led by Robert Treat as the “Middle Commons,” the park served as a militia training ground and was used for musters and drills throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. Served as a troop training site during the French and Indian War. Continental Army officers camped here; Washington’s forces passed through Newark during the 1776 retreat. The park was used again to recruit soldiers during the Civil War and World War I.
A large bronze and granite sculpture created by Gutzon Borglum, the same artist behind Mount Rushmore, features 42 figures and 2 horses, representing Americans from various conflicts up to World War I. Borglum described the park's layout as a "great spearhead," with a Tudor sword symbolizing the nation’s call to arms.
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