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

Fords Porcelain Works

 
 
Fords Porcelain Works Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By John A. Lande
1. Fords Porcelain Works Marker
Inscription.
Founder Abel Hansen
President Fords National Bank
Made sanitary plumbing fixtures
Four acre site
Employed 100 skilled men
1906

 
Erected by Woodbridge Township Historic Preservation Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.
 
Location. 40° 31.515′ N, 74° 19.144′ W. Marker is in Edison, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. Marker can be reached from King Georges Post Road near New Jersey Route 440, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 King Georges Post Road, Edison NJ 08837, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Fords Corner (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fords Company No.1 District 7 (approx. 0.8 miles away); Cutter House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hopelawn Volunteer Engine Company No. 1 District 8 (approx. 1.2 miles away); Perth Amboy (approx. 1.6 miles away); Perth Amboy's Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Menlo Park Terrace (approx. 2.2 miles away); St. James School (approx. 2.4 miles away).
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2022, by John A. Lande of Woodbridge, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 198 times since then and 55 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on August 3, 2022, by John A. Lande of Woodbridge, New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
 
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