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Near Glen Gardner in Hunterdon County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Bog Meadows

 
 
Bog Meadows Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Alan Edelson, February 6, 2009
1. Bog Meadows Marker
Inscription. One of the last remaining "Quaking Bogs" in New Jersey. Put under Bethlehem Twp. protection in 1977.
 
Erected by Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features. 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 1977.
 
Location. 40° 40.604′ N, 74° 57.578′ W. Marker is near Glen Gardner, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. It is at the intersection of Black Brook Road and Hackett Road, on the left when traveling north on Black Brook Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hampton NJ 08827, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fountain Grove Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Joseph Turner House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Hunt Houses (approx. 1½ miles away); Glen Gardner (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named Glen Gardner (approx. 1.6 miles away); Swayze Mine (approx. 1.7 miles away); Van Syckel's Tavern (approx. 1.9 miles away); Forge Masters Dwelling (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glen Gardner.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Van Syckles Tavern
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(was approx. 1.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); David Reynolds Tavern/Joseph Van Syckel Residence (was approx. 1.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Bog Meadows image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Alan Edelson, November 8, 2013
2. Bog Meadows
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 3,222 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on March 4, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey.   2. submitted on November 8, 2013, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 13, 2026