Union in Union County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Glenn Avenue
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 26, 2010
1. Glenn Avenue Marker
Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr.
Feb. 20, 1962
Project Mercury
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Korean • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is February 20, 1962.
Location. 40° 42.095′ N, 74° 16.33′ W. Marker is in Union, New Jersey, in Union County. It is at the intersection of Vauxhall Road and Glenn Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Vauxhall Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Union NJ 07083, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, in Greater Newark, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. 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: Gen. Wilhelm von Knyphausen (approx. 0.4 miles away); Christopher Columbus (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jahn's Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlor (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pearl Harbor Square (approx. half a mile away); American Troops Withdraw (approx. half a mile away); Mass Grave of British and Hessian Troops (approx. half a mile away); Caldwells Home (approx. 0.6 miles away); Caldwell Parsonage (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Union.
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 26, 2010
2. Glenn Avenue Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 26, 2010
3. Marker in Union
Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 749 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 26, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
