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

Maple Hall

The Home of Timothy "T" Thomas Fortune

Photographed by Lynn Humphrey, September 12, 2022

1. Maple Hall Marker

Inscription.
Born into slavery in 1856, T. Thomas Fortune went on to become one of the most influential American journalists and newspaper publishers of the 19th and 20th centuries.

A stalwart of social justice, “His pen knew but one theme—the right of man,” said Kelly Miller, Dean of Howard University, upon Fortune’s passing in 1928.

Love's Divinest Power
Let mad ambition strive to gain
The cherished wish that yields but pain;
Let others seek for wealth alone,
And with its cares their lives atone;
But let me live my fleeting hour
The slave of Love's divinest power

Erected 2018 by Roger Mumford & Associates.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Communications. A significant historical date for this entry is October 3, 1856.

Location. 40° 20.501′ N, 74° 4.344′ W. Marker is in Red Bank, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It is on Drs James Parker Boulevard east of Bridge Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 94 Drs James Parker Blvd, Red Bank NJ 07701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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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: A different marker also named Maple Hall (a few steps from this marker); Honorable Daniel J. O’Hern (approx. half a mile away); William “Count” Basie (approx. half a mile away); Gate Keepers Booth (approx. half a mile away); Red Bank War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Harriet LaFetra (1823-1906) (approx. 1.3 miles away); Quaker Meeting (approx. 1.3 miles away); Shrewsbury Historic District (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Red Bank.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Maple Hall, The Home of T. Thomas Fortune

Maple Hall and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lynn Humphrey, September 12, 2022

2. Maple Hall and Marker

Maple Hall, The Home of T. Thomas Fortune image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lynn Humphrey, September 12, 2022

3. Maple Hall, The Home of T. Thomas Fortune

Now the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center

Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2022, by Lynn Humphrey of Eatontown, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 303 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on April 27, 2025, by Lynn Humphrey of Eatontown, New Jersey. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 13, 2022, by Lynn Humphrey of Eatontown, New Jersey. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.