Brigadier General Hugh Mercer

Brigadier General Hugh Mercer (HM8OK)

Location: National Park, NJ 08063 Gloucester County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 52.258', W 75° 11.393'

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Brigadier General
Hugh Mercer
Soldier - Patriot - Physician
for whom
Fort Mercer was named
in the spring of 1777

Born 1725, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died Jan. 12, 1777, Princeton, N.J.

Presented October 25, 1970 to the County of Gloucester by members and friends of the St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia of which General Mercer became a member in 1757.
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HM NumberHM8OK
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Year Placed1970
Placed BySt. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia
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Date Added Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 10:55am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 483761 N 4413453
Decimal Degrees39.87096667, -75.18988333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 52.258', W 75° 11.393'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 52' 15.48" N, 75° 11' 23.58" W
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Area Code(s)856
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 113 W Military Dr, National Park NJ 08063, US
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