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

Lambertville Music Circus

 
 
Lambertville Music Circus Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Alan Edelson, March 15, 2009
1. Lambertville Music Circus Marker
Inscription. From 1949 Until 1971 Many Famous Film And Stage Stars Got Their Start In One Of The Country’s First Tent Theaters Located First In Lambertville And Then Here In West Amwell.
 
Erected by Hunterdon County Cultural And Heritage Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment. 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 1949.
 
Location. 40° 22.664′ N, 74° 55.876′ W. Marker is in Lambertville, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. It is at the intersection of New Jersey Route 179 and Music Mountain Blvd., on the right when traveling south on New Jersey Route 179. 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 walking distance of this marker: Lambertville (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Road to Monmouth Battlefield, June 20-22, 1778 (approx. Ύ mile away); Holcombe House (approx. Ύ mile away); PFC. Charles L. Danberry (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Lambertville (approx. 0.9 miles away); Centenary Methodist Church
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(approx. one mile away); Mary E. Sheridan Park (approx. one mile away); Lambertville City Hall (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lambertville.
 
Also see . . .  St. John Terrell's Music Circus. (Submitted on March 17, 2009, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
 
Lambertville Music Circus Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Alan Edelson, March 15, 2009
2. Lambertville Music Circus Marker
 
 
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 1,909 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. 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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