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Rocky Hill is most famous for Washington's prolonged stay in 1783. When Congress met in Princeton, they wanted him nearby to get his "assistance and advice in the arrangements for peace." They rented Rockingham, one of Rocky Hill's farm "mansions," for his use.  Washington prepared his Farewell Address to the Armies of the United States, and legend says he read it to his attending soldiers from the balcony of Rockingham.  Rockingham, after many owners and (three) moves is now situated on the west side of the Millstone River and the Delaware and Raritan Canal.  Learn More…