Sewaren in Middlesex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
510 East Avenue
Alfred H. Cowles - - Inventor
and Chemical Engineer
Edwin Cowles - - inventor of
Classifiner and Cowles Pulper
1896
Erected by Woodbridge Township Historic Preservation Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.
Location. 40° 33.13′ N, 74° 15.403′ W. Marker is in Sewaren, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. It is on East Ave. north of Woodbridge Ave., on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 510 East Ave, Sewaren NJ 07077, 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, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: Lawrence Tennant Ballard (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Second World War Memorial (about 600 feet away); Sewaren Free Public Library (about 700 feet away); Gorham Boynton House (about 700 feet away); Cedar Cliff (approx. Ό mile away); Cooper-Neuberg House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Boynton Beach Popular Seaside Resort (approx. half a mile away); Arthur Kill / Staten Island Sound (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sewaren.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2022, by John A. Lande of Woodbridge, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 348 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 28, 2022, by John A. Lande of Woodbridge, New Jersey. 2. submitted on February 4, 2022, by John A. Lande of Woodbridge, New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.

