Koreatown in Leonia in Bergen County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Leonia Patent

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2012

1. Leonia Patent Marker

Inscription.
This section of Leonia was purchased from the Indians by Captain John Berry under a patent dated 1669. Capt. Berry was governor of Nova Caesarea (New Jersey) 1672-3.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1669.

Location. 40° 51.379′ N, 73° 59.831′ W. Marker is in Leonia, New Jersey, in Bergen County. It is in Koreatown. It is at the intersection of Grand Avenue (County Route 93) and W Oakdene Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Grand Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Leonia NJ 07605, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Civil War Armory and Drill Hall (a few steps from this marker); Leonia Tract (approx. ¼ mile away); Cole – Allaire – Boyd House (approx. half a mile away); Days Tavern (approx. 0.6 miles away); George Washington Memorial Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away); Continental Army Encampment (approx. 0.6 miles away); Comfort Women (approx. 0.7 miles away); March to Trenton (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leonia.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2012

2. Leonia Patent Marker

Marker on Grand Avenue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2012

3. Marker on Grand Avenue

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,039 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 24, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.