Red Bank in Monmouth County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

William “Count” Basie

1904 - 1984

Photographed by Raymond Siwek, June 24, 2022

1. William "Count" Basie Marker

Inscription.
Red Bank Native. Jazz Muscian. Legendary Band Leader
Commissioned by the The Count Basie Centennial Committee June 26, 2004.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.

Location. 40° 20.919′ N, 74° 4.449′ W. Marker is in Red Bank, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It is on Monmouth Street east of Bridge Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Located near the Red Bank train station. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Red Bank NJ 07701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Jersey

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Honorable Daniel J. O’Hern

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Gate Keepers Booth (within shouting distance of this marker); Red Bank War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Maple Hall (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Maple Hall (approx. half a mile away); 1941-2007 Red Bank Veterans Monument (approx. 1.8 miles away); Harriet LaFetra (1823-1906) (approx. 1.8 miles away); Quaker Meeting (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Red Bank.

Also see . . . Count Basie (Wikipedia). (Submitted on July 1, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2022, by Raymond Siwek of Morristown, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 309 times since then and 37 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 25, 2022, by Raymond Siwek of Morristown, New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.

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