West Side in Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Blakeslee Route

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, January 10, 2012

1. Blakeslee Route Marker

Inscription. In honor of
George E. Blakeslee
Pioneer of
the modern highway

[ Rear Marker : ]
Blakeslee rededicated
September 2005
by
The Friends of the Marion Section
Patrick J. O’Melia
Hassan Abubakr • Tessie Brady • Sam C. Difeo • Mary Donnelly • Colin Egan • Dean S. Geibel • Robert & Florence Hawks • Jerramiah T. Healy • Louis M. Manzo • Bill O’Dea • Joseph & Rita Pane • Joseph A. Panepinto, Esq. • L. Harvey Smith • Recycling Specialists
Burns Bros. Memorials

Glenn D. Cunningham
1943 – 2004

Erected 1931.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical month for this entry is September 2005.

Location. 40° 44.223′ N, 74° 4.506′ W. Marker is in Jersey City, New Jersey, in Hudson County. It is in the West Side. It is at the intersection of Broadway and Lincoln Highway (U.S. 9), on the left when traveling east on Broadway. Monument is on a triangular island at the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 153 Broadway, Jersey City NJ 07306, 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: Peter Stuyvesant (approx. 0.7 miles away); Jack Roosevelt Robinson (approx. 0.7 miles away); Old Bergen Church

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 0.8 miles away); Jane Tuers (approx. 0.9 miles away); Farrier Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); U.S.S. Maine Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Rt. Rev. Msgr. Roger A. McGinley (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jersey City.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Newkirk House (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . The Blakeslee Monument: the traffic stopping memorial to the Father of Good Roads. Some history behind the man behind the monument. (Submitted on October 19, 2016.)

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, January 10, 2012

2. Rear Marker

Blakeslee Route Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, January 10, 2012

3. Blakeslee Route Monument

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, January 10, 2012

4. Blakeslee Route Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,245 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 11, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.