High Bridge in Hunterdon County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Voorhees State Park

Photographed By Alan Edelson, January 20, 2014

1. Voorhees State Park Marker

Inscription. Foster M. Voorhees, born in Clinton in 1856, served as the 37th & 39th governor of NJ from 1898 to 1902. After his death in 1927, his farm here became Voorhees Park

Erected 2014 by Hunterdon County Cultural And Heritage Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the New Jersey, Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.

Location. 40° 41.594′ N, 74° 53.275′ W. Marker is in High Bridge, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. Marker is on High Bridge - Califon Road (County Route 513), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: High Bridge NJ 08829, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. High Bridge Company 1268 / Civilian Conservation Corps (approx. half a mile away); The Gorge Bridge Train Wreck (approx. 0.8 miles away); Welcome to the Twp. of Lebanon (approx. 0.9 miles away); High Bridge and Longwood Valley Branch (approx. one mile away); Hamlet of Readingsburg (approx. one mile away); Taylor Steelworkers Historic Greenway

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(approx. 1.2 miles away); Solitude Falls (approx. 1.2 miles away); Lebanon Township Veterans Monument (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in High Bridge.

Also see . . . Foster McGowan Voorhees - Wikipedia. (Submitted on January 23, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed By Alan Edelson, January 20, 2014

2. Voorhees State Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2014, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 549 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 20, 2014, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.