Mannington Township in Salem County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Fenwicks Grove

Restored and Rededicated - July 4, 1986

Photographed by Pete Skillman, June 27, 2026

1. Fenwicks Grove Marker

Inscription.
Founder of New Salem
1675
First permanent English settlement on the Delaware
Here at Fenwicke Grove lies buried
Major John Fenwicke
1618 -- 1683
Late Absolute Lord or Cheife Propriatary by
Law and Survivership of New Cessaria or
New Jerssie and now of Fenwicke Collony
Fenwicke's Will, Aug. 7, 1683

The government to stand upon these two basis or leges. Viz:

1. The defence of the Royal Law of God, his name and true worship, which is in spirit and in truth.
2. The good, peace and welfare of every individual person.
Concessions 8th, 1, 1674-5.

This memorial dedicated -- July 4, 1924

Erected 1924.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1675.

Location. 39° 37.617′ N, 75° 22.279′ W. Marker is in Mannington Township, New Jersey, in Salem County. It is on Salem Woodstown Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 871 Salem Woodstown Rd, Salem NJ 08079, United States of America.

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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Wilmington, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Salem County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); World Wars I & II Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); Korea and Vietnam Conflicts Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); Spc. Richard C. Emmons III (approx. 2.6 miles away); a different marker also named World Wars I & II Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); Garrison Memorial Park (approx. 2.6 miles away); Barn Owls (approx. 2.6 miles away); Fire Ring (approx. 2.6 miles away).

More about this marker. While this marker reads like a grave stone, I don't think that Major John Fenwick is buried at this location. Most sources that I have found online seem

Photographed by Pete Skillman, June 27, 2026

2. Fenwicks Grove Marker

to indicate that he was buried somewhere in this general area, but that the specific site has been lost to time.

Also see . . . John Fenwick (Quaker) - Wikipedia.

John Fenwick (1618—1683) was the leader of a group of Quakers who emigrated in 1675 from England to Salem, New Jersey where they established Fenwick's Colony, the first English settlement in West Jersey

(Submitted on June 29, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)

Fenwicks Grove Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, June 27, 2026

3. Fenwicks Grove Marker - wide view

Photographed by Pete Skillman, June 27, 2026

4. Fenwicks Grove Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 27, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.