New Brunswick in Middlesex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
New Brunswick Sailors
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 7, 2008
1. New Brunswick Sailors Marker
erects this memorial
to her three sons
who perished on the U.S.S. Maine
February 15, 1898
in Havana Harbor, Cuba
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Frederick Lawrence Jernee
William Henry Robinson
John Henry Ziegler
Back of Monument:
In memory of the
New Brunswick N.J.
sailors who lost their lives on
U.S.S. Maine
Erected by City of New Brunswick, NJ.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1861.
Location. 40° 30.142′ N, 74° 27.609′ W. Marker is in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. It is at the intersection of Easton Avenue and Park Blvd., on the right when traveling west on Easton Avenue. Marker is located in Buccleuch Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Brunswick NJ 08901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s Central Jersey, in Greater Princeton, 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: Cuban Howitzer (here, next to this marker); Buccleuch Mansion (approx. 0.3 miles away); George Street Tunnel Stones (approx. 0.3 miles away); Buccleuch (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Constitutional Convention in New Jersey (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Birthplace of College Football
this page online
More about this marker. The back of the monument contains a plaque containing the image of the U.S.S. Maine.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 7, 2008
2. New Brunswick Sailors Marker (Back Side)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 7, 2008
3. New Brunswick Sailors Monument with Howitzer
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 7, 2008
4. Monument in Buccleuch Park
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 7, 2008
5. Cuban Howitzer
This howitzer is located in front of the monument.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 7, 2008
6. Howitzer Plaque
taken from
Cabanas Fortress
Havana Harbor, Cuba
1898
Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,676 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 1, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
