Port Republic in Atlantic County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Smith's Meeting House
Photographed By Eric Milask, August 24, 2008
1. Smith's Meeting House Marker
Erected by The New Jersey Commission on Historic Sites.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.
Location. 39° 31.117′ N, 74° 29.708′ W. Marker is in Port Republic, New Jersey, in Atlantic County. Marker can be reached from Park Avenue near Main Street (Route 575), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Republic NJ 08241, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Meeting House (within shouting distance of this marker); Franklin Inn (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clark's Mill Meeting House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Early Meeting House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Welcome to Port Republic, New Jersey (approx. 2˝ miles away); 3rd Battalion Gloucester County Militia (approx. 2˝ miles away); British Anchor
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More about this marker. Marker is off the side of a road, up a small hill and through a clearing. The cemetery mentioned on the markers is a very short distance beyond the marker. Most of the graves in the cemetery are from the Revolutionary War era.
Photographed By John Intile, February 27, 2011
2. Smith's Meeting House Marker
Stone marking the actual site of the Smith meeting house within the cemetery.
Photographed By John Intile, February 27, 2011
3. Revolutionary War Privateer Captain and Soldier John Van Sant (metal marker)
Photographed By John Intile, February 27, 2011
4. Revolutionary War Veteran Jonas Morse
Photographed By John Intile, February 27, 2011
5. Revolutionary War Privateer Captain Micajah Smith
Photographed By John Intile, February 27, 2011
6. Wide view of the burial ground.
Photographed By John Intile, February 27, 2011
7. Memorial stone placed by the descendants of the deceased.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2008, by Eric Milask of Cherry Hill, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,278 times since then and 39 times this year. Last updated on February 28, 2011, by John Intile of Toms River, New Jersey. Photos: 1. submitted on August 30, 2008, by Eric Milask of Cherry Hill, New Jersey. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on February 28, 2011, by John Intile of Toms River, New Jersey. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
