Haddonfield in Camden County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Hadrosaurus foulkii
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 28, 2010
1. Hadrosaurus foulkii Marker
Dedicated October 18, 2003
Commemorates the Historic Discovery
by William Parker Foulke
Haddonfield, N.J.
1858
Erected 2003.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is October 18, 1858.
Location. 39° 53.816′ N, 75° 2.067′ W. Marker is in Haddonfield, New Jersey, in Camden County. It is at the intersection of Kings Highway (New Jersey Route 41) and Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling south on Kings Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Haddonfield NJ 08033, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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 walking distance of this marker: The Hadrosaurus foulkii Sculpture (a few steps from this marker); Lafayette Comes to Haddonfield (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); New Jersey Building (about 400 feet away); Jonas Cattell (about 600 feet away); In Memory of Elizabeth Haddon (approx. 0.2 miles away); Haddonfield - A Quaker Village Engulfed by War (approx. 0.2 miles away); Reeves-Glover House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Quaker Graveyard (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Haddonfield.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Ye Kings Highway (was approx. 0.2
this page online
More about this marker. A footprint of the dinosaur appears on the marker.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. See where the Hadrosaurus foulkii was unearthed at the Haddonfield Dinosaur Commemorative Site.
Also see . . . Hadrosaurus Foulkii. Website devoted to finding the worlds first dinosaur skeleton. (Submitted on March 28, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 28, 2010
2. Haddonfield Marker
Marker can be seen under the tail of the dinosaur statue.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 28, 2010
3. Hadrosaurus foulkii
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 28, 2010
4. Hadrosaurus foulkii
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 28, 2010
5. Closeup of Hadrosaurus foulkii
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,304 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 28, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
