McGinley Square in Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Jane Tuers
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 3, 2013
1. Jane Tuers Marker
of the home of
Jane Tuers
a heroine of the
American Revolution
Presented by
Jane Tuers Cociety
C.A.R.
1925
Erected 1925 by Children of the American Revolution.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.
Location. 40° 43.566′ N, 74° 4.051′ W. Marker is in Jersey City, New Jersey, in Hudson County. It is in McGinley Square. It is at the intersection of Bergen Avenue and Mercer Street, on the right when traveling north on Bergen Avenue. Marker is located at the Hudson Catholic High School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 790 Bergen Ave, 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: U.S.S. Maine Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Rt. Rev. Msgr. Roger A. McGinley (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Bergen Church (about 300 feet away); Peter Stuyvesant (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jack Roosevelt Robinson (approx. half a mile away); Mystic Lincoln (approx. half a mile away); Lincoln Park (approx. 0.6 miles away); An Gorta Mor (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jersey City.
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Additional commentary.
1. The Story of Jane Tuers
During the Revolutionary War, Nicholas and Jannetje Van Reypen Tuers ran a farm in Bergen Township, now Jersey City, NJ. When selling produce in British occupied New York City, she learned from Samuel Fraunces, owner of Fraunces Tavern, that he overheard British soldiers discussing Gen. Benedict Arnolds plan to turn West Point over to the British. Jane relayed the information to her brother, Daniel Van Reypen a blacksmith, who traveled to Hackensack to report it to Gen. Anthony Wayne. Wayne then took Van Reypen to tell Gen. George Washington what he had learned. The subsequent capture of British Maj. John Andrι with plans for West Point confirmed the conspiracy.
— Submitted March 3, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 3, 2013
2. Jane Tuers Marker
During the Revolutionary War, Jane Tuers uncovered information that confirmed Benedict Arnold's plan to turn West Point over to the British.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 3, 2013
3. Marker in Jersey City
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 3, 2013
4. Old Bergen Church Burial Ground
Jane Van Reypen Tuers died in 1834 and was buried in an unmarker grave (lot 136) in the Old Bergen Church burial ground, one block north of the marker.
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5. Tuers House
This house, the home Nicholas and Jane Tuers, stood until 1894 when it was demolished to make room for the construction of the old Fourth Regiment Armory.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 991 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 3, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
