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

Colonel Charles Stewart House

 
 
Colonel Charles Stewart House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Alan Edelson, December 1, 2008
1. Colonel Charles Stewart House
Inscription. Colonel Charles Stewart was George Washington's Commissary-General of Issues. The house was built in 1763.
 
Erected by Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission .
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, and the New Jersey, Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1763.
 
Location. 40° 36.428′ N, 74° 54.332′ W. Marker is in Hamden, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. It is on Hamden Road 0.1 miles south of Lower Landsdown Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Annandale NJ 08801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, specifically in Central Jersey, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: General Stewart Mansion (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Village of Hamden, New Jersey (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lehigh Valley Railroad Three Story Station House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Camp Buck (approx. 0.6 miles away); Capt. Jacob Gearhart (approx. 0.9 miles away); August Wilhelm Knispel (approx. 0.9 miles away);
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Smokehouse (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Capoolong Creek Trail (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamden.
 
Colonel Charles Stewart House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Alan Edelson, December 1, 2008
2. Colonel Charles Stewart House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 3,152 times since then and 97 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 2, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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