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

The Isaac Collins House

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, September 18, 2010

1. The Isaac Collins House Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

C. 1774 ~ National Register of Historic Places
Renovated 2007 ~ Architect ~ Eric Ciceron, Palm Springs, Ca.
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Isaac Collins
Royal Printer to King George III.
Publisher – The New Jersey Gazette.
First Newspaper of New Jersey.
Printer of New Jersey’s first paper currency.
Printer of New Jersey’s first Almanac.
Printer of first American Family Bible.
Established first printing press in Trenton, NJ.
Founded Trenton Academy in Trenton, NJ.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1774.

Location. 40° 4.701′ N, 74° 51.283′ W. Marker is in Burlington, New Jersey, in Burlington County. Marker is at the intersection of E Broad Street and York Street, on the right when traveling west on E Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Burlington NJ 08016, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Founding Lay Persons (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bishop Francis Asbury (about 600 feet away); Center of Arts and Culture

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Birthplaces (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bethlehem African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Ockanickon (approx. ¼ mile away); Pre-Revolutionary History of Burlington City (approx. ¼ mile away); 218-220 High Street (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burlington.

Also see . . . Isaac Collins (printer). Wikipedia entry (Submitted on October 8, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Marker in Burlington image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, September 18, 2010

2. Marker in Burlington

Isaac Collins, an English immigrant, was appointed public printer in New Jersey in 1770. His sons were also printers and today the house of Charles Collins is the oldest publishing firm in the United States.

The Isaac Collins House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, September 18, 2010

3. The Isaac Collins House

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 14, 2020

4. The Isaac Collins House

National Register of Historic Places plaque on the building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0)

5. National Register of Historic Places plaque on the building

Isaac Collins image. Click for full size.

via Wikipedia, 1896

6. Isaac Collins

Engraving portrait of Collins at 60 years of age by John Wesley Jarvis, 1806

Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,378 times since then and 226 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 19, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4, 5. submitted on November 15, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 6. submitted on October 8, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.