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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RSH_brigadier-general-anthony-walton-white-grave-marker_New-Brunswick-NJ.html
(Inscription on the grave marker is illigible) (Bronze Tablet) In Memory of Brigadier General Anthony Walton White An officer of the American Army of the Revolution. A member of General Washington's staff. Washington, Lafayette, and Kosciuszko c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RSG_anshe-emeth-memorial-temple_New-Brunswick-NJ.html
Congregation Anshe Emeth was founded October 11, 1859. It was the first incorporated Jewish congregation in Middlesex County, and the fourth in New Jersey. The congregation, which followed American Reform liturgical practices, built New Brunswick'…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RRE_elizabeth-lawrence_Perth-Amboy-NJ.html
Kearny Cottage, in addition to being the home of United States Navy Commodore Lawrence Kearny, was also the home of his mother, Elizabeth Lawrence, who was a celebrated poet around the time of the Revolutionary War and afterward. She published her…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RRD_kearny-cottage_Perth-Amboy-NJ.html
Lifelong home of Commodore Lawrence Kearny, the sailor diplomat responsible for initiating relations between the United States and China Always known as "The Cottage". Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RRB_kearny-cottage_Perth-Amboy-NJ.html
Built about 1780. Home of Commodore Lawrence Kearny. His famous uncle, Captain James Lawrence also live here as a boy.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RRA_kearny-cottage-historic-home_Perth-Amboy-NJ.html
Kearny Cottage is a two-and-a-half story clapboard and shingle frame structure featuring a gabled "catslide" roof. The front porch is an addition from the Victorian era, newly restored. The original louvered shutters have been restored a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RR9_thomas-mundy-peterson-school_Perth-Amboy-NJ.html
Built n 1871, this was the first public school building in Perth Amboy. The original eight-room school, which was doubled in size in 1905, exemplifies the best class of public school building erected in New Jersey in the years after the Civil War.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RR7_perth-amboy-barracks-inventors-institute_Perth-Amboy-NJ.html
During the French and Indian War (1754-63) British troops were initially quartered (housed) in private residences. After a wave of protests from the colonists, the Provincial Assembly in 1758 authorized the construction of barracks, for 300 men ea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RR6_barron-arts-center-barron-library_Woodbridge-Township-NJ.html
Dedicated in 1877, as the Barron Library, it was the first library in Middlesex County. Donated by Thomas Barron, an entrepreneur and philanthropist who considered Woodridge his native town, this building served as a library until 1977. When the d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RR5_barron-estate_Woodbridge-Township-NJ.html
The Barron name is an important one in Woodbridge, as the family was one of the first to settle here in the late 17th century. The Barron family, noted patriots and philanthropists, made many contributions to the town. The Barron estate encompasse…
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