The Tea Burner 5K Run and 1 Mile Run/Walk is named for the 1774

tea burning by the citizens of historic Greenwich, Cumberland

County, NJ in an act of defiance against tea taxation.  On the night

of December 22, 1774, the patriots of Greenwich revolted against

the British Tea Tax.  More than 40 citizens of Greenwich and a few

neighboring towns gathered together at the house of Richard

Howell, rode four miles to the house of Philip Vickers Fithian, and

dressed up as Native Americans.  From there, they broke into the

house of Daniel Bowen where a shipment of tea was being held.

The patriots removed the tea from Daniel Bowen's cellar and burned

it in Market Square.  Greenwich is one of the five tea tax rebellion

towns in America, the others being Charleston, Annapolis,

​Princeton, and Boston.

To download and print a copy of the race brochure, click here: 2021 Brochure.pdf