Delran in Burlington County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

World War II Observation Tower

Photographed by Debra Hammond, April 14, 2017

1. World War II Observation Tower Marker

Inscription. Erected by American Legion Post #146 in 1942. Located on the former Asa Austin Farm, volunteers observed and reported planes overhead and traffic on the Rancocas Creek. Removed at the end of war.

Erected 2016 by Delran Historical Society. (Marker Number 13.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 40° 1.768′ N, 74° 56.278′ W. Marker is in Delran, New Jersey, in Burlington County. It is on Bridgeboro Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 943 Bridgeboro Street, Riverside NJ 08075, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Jersey

and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bridgeboro Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bridgeboro Grammar School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Methodist Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. half a mile away); New Riverside Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fairview Christian Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Trinity Episcopal Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); St. Peter's Catholic Church (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Delran.

Also see . . . World War II Observation Tower. For more information visit www.delranhistoricalsociety.org (Submitted on April 18, 2017, by Debra Hammond of Delran, New Jersey.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2017, by Debra Hammond of Delran, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 509 times since then and 19 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 18, 2017, by Debra Hammond of Delran, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.