Berkeley Heights in Union County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Peppertown Park

Photographed by Alan Edelson, June 21, 2009

1. Peppertown Park Marker

Inscription. Honoring the early farming community of Berkeley Heights, known as Peppertown, and famous for its pepper crops. This park was the site of the Petrone family farm.

Erected 2000.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture.

Location. 40° 40.968′ N, 74° 26.51′ W. Marker is in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, in Union County. It is on Plainfield Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Berkeley Heights NJ 07922, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey,

in Greater Newark,

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 3 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: A Time To Pause And Remember (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Isaac Clark Farmstead (approx. 1.1 miles away); Johnson House (approx. 1.6 miles away); New Providence United Methodist Cemetery & Memorial Garden (approx. 2.1 miles away); Bey's Boxing Camp (approx. 2.3 miles away); Garrison-Dickinson-Genung House / Salt Box Museum (approx. 2.3 miles away); New Providence Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 2.4 miles away); New Providence Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.4 miles away).

Photographed by Alan Edelson, June 21, 2009

2. Peppertown Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,402 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.