Washington-Rochambeau Historic Trail on Bridgewater Land at Steele Gap

Permanently Preserved in 2019

Washington-Rochambeau Historic Trail on Bridgewater Land at Steele Gap

Permanently Preserved in 2019

OWN A PIECE OF HISTORY!

LIMITED EDITION giclee signed and numbered by artist James Fiorentino,

complete with the remarque of a portrait of George Washington

commemorating the presentation of the original painting

to Bridgewater Township on February 27, 2020.

This painting was a gift to Bridgewater Township in honor of citizens who support the mission of

D&R Greenway Land Trust: to preserve and care for land and to inspire a conservation ethic,

now and forever. It was commissioned and donated by the Shooting Star Chapter 195 of the

Air Force Association to honor member Lt. Col. Thomas R. ‘Bob’ Vaucher, USAF,

of Bridgewater, NJ, pictured above with James Fiorentino.

Lt. Col. Voucher, now 101 years of age, flew 117 WWII combat mission. He was Mission Commander of the 525 B-29 Show of Force over the battleship USS Missouri during the Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945, and he is the ‘Honorary Air Boss’ of the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover over the WWII Memorial, Washington, D.C., on the 75th Anniversary of Victory-in-Europe Day, May 8, 2020.

It was the personal mission of Lt. Col. Voucher to preserve this land, known locally as the “Wemple Estate.”  The 36-acre site includes a historic spring and the landmark Steele Tavern, mentioned in the letters of George Washington. It has been permanently preserved through a partnership including Bridgewater Township, its residents, Somerset County, the Crossroads of the American Revolution

and D&R Greenway Land Trust.

A portion of the proceeds will benefit land preservation efforts.

OWN A PIECE OF HISTORY!

LIMITED EDITION giclee signed and numbered by artist James Fiorentino,

complete with the remarque of a portrait of George Washington

commemorating the presentation of the original painting

to Bridgewater Township on February 27, 2020.