Columbus in Burlington County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Keeler Oak

Photographed by Dominic Aversa, April 2, 2004

1. The Keeler Oak Marker

Inscription. The Keeler Oak is a White Oak (Genus: Quercus, Species: alba) 88' tall with a drip line of 120'. This 300 year old tree was witness to the Colonial troops and Hessian soldiers as they marched through Black Horse down to Petticoat Bridge where a famous skirmish took place during the Revolutionary War. The tree is affectionately named for the previous owners of the farm where it now stands and serves as the Mansfield Township logo.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Horticulture & Forestry • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 40° 4.186′ N, 74° 44.214′ W. Memorial is in Columbus, New Jersey, in Burlington County. It is at the intersection of Columbus Road and Petticoat Bridge Road on Columbus Road. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Columbus NJ 08022, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South Jersey

and in Greater Philadelphia.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named The Keeler Oak (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); On a Tree South of this Spot (approx. 0.4 miles away); Petticoat Bridge Skirmish (approx. 1.2 miles away); Revolutionary War Hospital (approx. 1.7 miles away); Kinkora Branch Railroad (approx. 3.4 miles away); Hunt Brothers Circus

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(approx. 3.7 miles away); a different marker also named Roebling Roll of Honor (approx. 3.7 miles away); Look Listen and Live (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Roebling Roll of Honor (was approx. 3.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

The Keeler Oak Tree image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dominic Aversa, June 9, 2013

2. The Keeler Oak Tree

Photographed by Dominic Aversa, April 2, 2004

3. The Keeler Oak Tree

Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2014, by Dominic Aversa of Sewell, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,348 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on April 6, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 20, 2014, by Dominic Aversa of Sewell, New Jersey. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.