| New Jersey (Burlington County), Bordentown — 19th Century Railroading in Bordentown |
| | Colonel John Stevens of Hoboken first proposed the construction of steam locomotive railroads in 1810, and his dream of building an operational railroad was realized by his sons, Robert L. and Edwin A., with the incorporation of the Camden and Amboy (C&A) Railroad in 1830. When completed in 1838, thee C&A connected the municipalities of Camden, Bordentown, Trenton and South Amboy, and provided the impetus to the commercial growth of many towns along the alignment. The Bordentown junction was . . . — Map (db m7314) |
| New Jersey (Burlington County), Bordentown — Bordentown Female College |
| | Dedicated to the Memory of
The Bordentown Female College
1850 — 1900
Presented by the B.F.C. Association — Map (db m5338) |
| New Jersey (Burlington County), Bordentown — British Raid on Crosswicks Creek |
| | Waters of Crosswicks Creek and the Delaware River join below. 22 vessels at Bordentown and 4 at White Hill were among the 44 that were destroyed in a British raid on May 8, 1778. All were trapped in the Upper Delaware when the British took Philadelphia in September 1777. Sites in Crosswicks Creek containing the remains of two vessels are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Commemorated May 20, 1990 by Rancocas Valley Chapter National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century — Map (db m5336) |
| New Jersey (Burlington County), Bordentown — First movement by steam on a railroad in New Jersey |
| | First movement by steam on a railroad in the state of New Jersey, November 12, 1831, by the original locomotive "John Bull" now deposited in the United States National Museum at Washington. The first piece of railroad track in New Jersey was laid by the Camden and Amboy Railroad Company between this point and the stone, thirty five hundred feet eastward in 1831. — Map (db m5195) |
| New Jersey (Burlington County), Bordentown — Thomas Paine |
| | Thomas Paine, Pamphleteer for American Independence, bought this house in 1783, and lived in it periodically until his death in 1809. — Map (db m5337) |
| New Jersey (Burlington County), Bordentown — Thomas Paine Monument |
| | Thomas Paine (1739 - 1809)
Father of the American Revolution
(Northeast face of Monument Base):
Paine's words and deeds put the concepts of independence, equality, democracy, abolution of slavery, representative government and a constitution with a bill of rights on the American agenda.
(Southwest face of Monument Base):
"I had rather see my horse button in his own stable, or eating the grass of Bordentown, than see all the pomp and show of Europe." - Letter from . . . — Map (db m5176) |
| New Jersey (Burlington County), Bordentown — Tower Clock |
| |
Man'f. Seth Thomas Clock Co. 1888
Dedicated to
William F. Allen
1846 - 1915
Born in Bordentown
and the
designer of Standard Time
1883
William Feaster - Curator — Map (db m17464) |
| New Jersey (Burlington County), Fort Dix — 44th Infantry Division |
| | World War II
Mobilized at Fort Dix 16 September 1940
Campaigns
Northern France–Rhineland–Central Europe
In memory of
our comrades who paid the supreme sacrifice — Map (db m7263) |
| New Jersey (Burlington County), Fort Dix — The Ultimate Weapon |
| | This monument is dedicated to the only indispensable instrument of war, The American Soldier---
The Ultimate Weapon
“If they are not there, you don't own it.”
17 August 1990
[A nearby companion marker, shown in pictures below, outlines the people and effort needed to restore this monument. One side reads]:
The "Ultimate Weapon" Monument was built by two extraordinary soldiers. Specialist 4 Steven M. Goodman and Private First Class Stuart J. Scherr, . . . — Map (db m7265) |
| New Jersey (Burlington County), Moorestown — First Moorestown, New Jersey Friends Meeting House |
| | The granite stone behind this plaque marks the location of the first Friends Meeting House. Built of logs in 1700. It was the earliest building for worship in Moorestown.
In 1720, it burned and was replaced with a large stone building which was demolished in 1802 when the present brick meeting house was built across Main Street. — Map (db m24650) |
| New Jersey (Burlington County), Moorestown — Morgan Hollinshead Clock Shop Site |
| | He was well known as a maker of grandfather clocks. Circa 1775-1832.
For a number of years he was a member of the township committee.
A Quaker, he died in 1832 and is buried in the Friends Graveyard across Main Street.
The building, later used as a store, was demolished in 1969. — Map (db m24651) |
| New Jersey (Burlington County), Moorestown — Site of Coles Hotel |
| | Built as a tavern about 1800, it became known in 1846 as the William Penn Hotel. C.C. & B.F. Coles purchased it in 1859 changing the name to Coles Hotel in 1890. Many important persons stopped here. It was also the home of the Camden-Moorestown Stagecoach at various times from 1820 to shortly after 1867 when with the coming of the railroad, the stages ceased to run. — Map (db m24659) |
| New Jersey (Burlington County), Moorestown — Town Hall |
| | Front part built in 1812. Rear section with a stage added in 1859 and a jail at east rear corner in 1876.
It was the town center for political meetings, lectures, suppers, fairs, flower shows and early silent movies. First police station located here.
Later the building was used for township offices until 1975 when they were moved to the new municipal center. — Map (db m24652) |
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