Barnegat in Barnegat Township in Ocean County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Welcome to West Jersey

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 7, 2019

1. Welcome to West Jersey Marker

Inscription. Lawrence Line
Surveyed 1743 by John Lawrence

Crossing Surveyed
by the Ocean County
Engineering Department 2016

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Political Subdivisions.

Location. 39° 46.846′ N, 74° 20.912′ W. Marker is in Barnegat Township, New Jersey, in Ocean County. It is in Barnegat. It is on Old Cedar Bridge Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 384 Old Cedar Bridge Rd, Barnegat NJ 08005, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pine Barrens

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Welcome to East Jersey (here, next to this

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marker); Affair at Cedar Bridge (approx. 0.3 miles away); Land Between the Lines (approx. 0.6 miles away); A Haven in the Heat (approx. 0.6 miles away); Fire: Nature’s Double Agent (approx. 0.7 miles away); Last Stand of the Revolution (approx. 0.7 miles away); Historical Horticulture (approx. 0.7 miles away); One in a Mill-ion (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barnegat Township.

More about this marker. A map of New Jersey on the left side of the marker shows the Lawrence Line that divided East and West Jersey, and identifies the location of the marker.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 7, 2019

2. Welcome to West Jersey Marker

Marker on Old Cedar Bridge Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 7, 2019

3. Marker on Old Cedar Bridge Road

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2019, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 522 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 8, 2019, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.