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

Lambertville

 
 
Lambertville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Alan Edelson, March 15, 2009
1. Lambertville Marker
Inscription. 1726, Coates' Ferry; 1733, Coryell's Ferry. Used by Washington, who stayed here three times. First bridge and new name, 1812.
 
Erected by State of NJ.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1726.
 
Location. 40° 22.706′ N, 74° 55.837′ W. Marker is in Lambertville, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. It is on New Jersey Route 179, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lambertville NJ 08530, 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: Lambertville Music Circus (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Road to Monmouth Battlefield, June 20-22, 1778 (approx. 0.8 miles away); Holcombe House (approx. 0.8 miles away); PFC. Charles L. Danberry (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Lambertville (approx. 0.9 miles away); Centenary Methodist Church (approx. one mile away); Mary E. Sheridan Park (approx. one mile away); Lambertville City Hall (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lambertville.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 874 times since then and 10 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on March 16, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 27, 2026