Bayonne in Hudson County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Mercer Park

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 3, 2013

1. Mercer Park Marker

Inscription. Named to memorialize the presence
of the Patriot Army under
General Hugh Mercer
in 1776 in this vicinity.
• • •
Presented by
The Bayonne Historical Society
1953

Erected 1953 by The Bayonne Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.

Location. 40° 41.538′ N, 74° 6.182′ W. Marker is in Bayonne, New Jersey, in Hudson County. It is on Kennedy Blvd. south of W 63rd Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bayonne NJ 07002, 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

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3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stephen R. Gregg / Bayonne Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bergen Neck Fort (approx. 0.9 miles away); U.S.S. Maine Memorial (approx. one mile away); Volunteers of the Army and Navy (approx. one mile away); First Federated Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); James J. Donovan Park (approx. 1½ miles away); Port Jersey Peninsula Preserve (approx. 2.3 miles away); Black Tom Explosion (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bayonne.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Explosion at Liberty! (was approx. 2.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 3, 2013

2. Mercer Park Marker

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 3, 2013

3. Mercer Park Marker

Marker in Bayonne image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 3, 2013

4. Marker in Bayonne

From this area on October 17, 1776, Gen. Hugh Mercer led an attack on British and Hessian troops stationed at the town of Richmond on Staten Island. They brought back 20 prisoners including the first Hessians captured during the war.

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 722 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 3, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.