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

McMyler Coal Dumper

Photographed by John A. Lande, September 25, 2022

1. McMyler Coal Dumper Marker

Inscription. Coal Pier Complex
Eastern terminus Reading Railroad
Transferred coal from rail cars
to barges
Handled millionth ton of coal 1934
1917

Erected by Woodbridge Township Historic Preservation Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 40° 33.869′ N, 74° 14.094′ W. Marker is in Port Reading, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. It is on Prologis Way east of Port Reading Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Reading NJ 07064, 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 in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bowtie (approx. 0.9 miles away); Port Reading Fire Company (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hess Oil Refinery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Charleston War Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away in New York); The Gericke/Winant Farm (approx. 1.3 miles away in New York); 510 East Avenue (approx. 1.4 miles away); Sewaren Free Public Library (approx. 1.4 miles away); Woodbridge Creek (East) Mitigation Area (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Reading.

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Photographed by John A. Lande, September 25, 2022

2. McMyler Coal Dumper

Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2022, by John A. Lande of Woodbridge, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,775 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 28, 2022, by John A. Lande of Woodbridge, New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.