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Sewaren in Middlesex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Sewaren Free Public Library

 
 
Sewaren Free Public Library Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by John A. Lande, February 23, 2022
1. Sewaren Free Public Library Marker
Inscription.
Est. 1913 by Sewaren
History Club and Civic Assoc.
Current location since 1960
Originally built as
Christian Science Church
1920

 
Erected by Woodbridge Township Historic Preservation Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureCharity & Public WorkEducationReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.
 
Location. 40° 33.217′ N, 74° 15.5′ W. Marker is in Sewaren, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. It is at the intersection of West Avenue (County Route 611) and Marsh Street, on the right when traveling south on West Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 540 West Avenue, 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 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
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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); 510 East Avenue (about 700 feet away); Gorham Boynton House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cedar Cliff (approx. 0.4 miles away); S.W. Phillips Grist & Saw Mill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cooper-Neuberg House (approx. half a mile away); Woodbridge Creek (East) Mitigation Area (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sewaren.
 
Also see . . .  Sewaren Free Public Library. (Submitted on February 25, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
Sewaren Free Public Library image. Click for full size.
Photographed by John A. Lande, February 23, 2022
2. Sewaren Free Public Library
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2022, by John A. Lande of Woodbridge, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 325 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 23, 2022, by John A. Lande of Woodbridge, New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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