Woodbridge Township in Port Reading in Middlesex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Bowtie
Photographed by John A. Lande, June 4, 2025
1. Bowtie Marker
Uban Renewal, 106.4 acres
Improvements to roads, sidewalks,
storm dranis, homes - trees planted
Bowtie Pool - School No. 9
library & post office sondtructed
1963
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1963.
Location. 40° 34.026′ N, 74° 15.079′ W. Marker is in Port Reading, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. It is in Woodbridge Township. It is at the intersection of B Street and Port Reading Avenue, on the left when traveling east on B Street. 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, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Port Reading Fire Company (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hess Oil Refinery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Woodbridge Creek (East) Mitigation Area (approx. Ύ mile away); Basilone Memorial Bridge (approx. 0.8 miles away); McMyler Coal Dumper (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sewaren Free Public Library (approx. one mile away); 510 East Avenue (approx. 1.1 miles away); Lawrence Tennant Ballard (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Reading.
Photographed by John A. Lande, June 4, 2025
2. Bowtie Park
Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2025, by John A. Lande of Woodbridge, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 113 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 4, 2025, by John A. Lande of Woodbridge, New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
