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

Eatontown Grist Mill

Photographed by R. C., June 24, 2007

1. Eatontown Grist Mill Marker

Inscription. At this place did one
Thomas Eaton
build a grist mill
1670

Erected 1970 by Eatontown Historical Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era. A significant historical year for this entry is 1670.

Location. 40° 18.368′ N, 74° 3.682′ W. Marker is in Eatontown, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It can be reached from Main Street (New Jersey Route 35) near Throckmorton. Monument is in Wampum Brook Park on Route 35, Downtown Eatontown, NJ. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Eatontown NJ 07724, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Jersey

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Eatontown, New Jersey Fire Department and World War II Memorial

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); The Old Forge (approx. ¼ mile away); Battle of the Bulge Monument (approx. 0.7 miles away); Van Kirk Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dunwoody Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); September 11 Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Christ Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Shrewsbury Historic District (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eatontown.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Myer Park (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Grist Mill Marker on Mill Stone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by R. C., June 24, 2007

2. Grist Mill Marker on Mill Stone

Grist Mill Marker View From NJ RT-35, Downtown Eatontown, NJ image. Click for full size.

Photographed by R. C.

3. Grist Mill Marker View From NJ RT-35, Downtown Eatontown, NJ

Grist Mill Marker View from Wampum Creek image. Click for full size.

Photographed by R. C.

4. Grist Mill Marker View from Wampum Creek

The Grist Mill Marker is in Wampum Creek Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2008, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. This page has been viewed 2,246 times since then and 44 times this year. Last updated on February 12, 2008, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 8, 2008, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.