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

Birthplaces

Capt. Lawrence Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 18, 2010

1. Capt. Lawrence Marker

Inscription. Birth Place
Captain James Lawrence

[ Second Marker: ]
Birth Place
James Fenimore Cooper

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War of 1812 • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 40° 4.553′ N, 74° 51.433′ W. Marker is in Burlington, New Jersey, in Burlington County. It is on High Street, on the right when traveling north. Markers on on two attached houses on High Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 457-459 High Street, Burlington NJ 08016, 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,

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 walking distance of this marker: Center of Arts and Culture (about 300 feet away,

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measured in a direct line); Bishop Francis Asbury (about 700 feet away); Founding Lay Persons (about 700 feet away); Vietnam War Memorial (about 700 feet away); Memorial Hall (about 700 feet away); World War I Memorial (about 700 feet away); Korean War Memorial (about 700 feet away); World War II Memorial (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burlington.

Cooper Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 18, 2010

2. Cooper Marker

Lawrence Birth House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 18, 2010

3. Lawrence Birth House

Capt. Lawrence was a naval hero in the War of 1812. His greatest victory was the capture and sinking of the H.M.S. Peacock while in command of the sloop of war U.S.S. Hornet. He died in action on June 1, 1813 during an engagement between the frigates U.S.S. Chesapeake and H.M.S. Shannon, his last words being “Don’t give up the ship.”

Cooper Birth House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 18, 2010

4. Cooper Birth House

James Fenimore Cooper was born and spent the first year of his life in this house. His writings include The Deerslayer and Last of the Mohicans. Cooper returned to Burlington and lived out his life nearby.

Birth Houses of Capt. Lawrence and James F. Cooper image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 18, 2010

5. Birth Houses of Capt. Lawrence and James F. Cooper

The parents of James Lawrence were Tories and had a Hessian commander as a dinner guest in this house during the American Revolution.

James Lawrence image. Click for full size.

Internet Archive

6. James Lawrence

History of the U.S. Navy by Benson John Lossing, Harpers Monthly January 1862.

J. Fenimore Cooper image. Click for full size.

Internet Archive

7. J. Fenimore Cooper

From American Authors, A Handbook by Mildred Lewis Rutherford, 1894.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 845 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 19, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 6, 7. submitted on May 30, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.