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The Serpentine Path

 
 
The Serpentine Path Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 9, 2013
1. The Serpentine Path Marker
Inscription. The Serpentine Path is based on the Serpentine, a lake in Hyde Park, London. It was built by Lord Bolingbroke, an English Viscount, who occupied Liberty Hall with his family from 1798 to 1807.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1798.
 
Location. 40° 40.73′ N, 74° 13.788′ W. Marker is in Union, New Jersey, in Union County. It can be reached from Morris Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located on the grounds of the Liberty Hall Museum, near the carriage house. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1003 Morris Avenue, Union NJ 07083, 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: Carriage House (within shouting distance of this marker); Steam Tractor (within shouting distance of this marker); Wagon Shed (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Horse Chestnut Tree (about 300 feet away); Liberty Hall (about 300 feet away); The Blue House (about 400 feet away); Connecticut Farms (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Liberty Hall (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Union.
 
Also see . . .  History of Liberty Hall. Liberty Hall Museum website. (Submitted on July 10, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
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Serpentine Path Marker at Liberty Hall image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 9, 2013
2. Serpentine Path Marker at Liberty Hall
The Serpentine Path Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 9, 2013
3. The Serpentine Path Marker
The Serpentine Path Terminus image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 9, 2013
4. The Serpentine Path Terminus
The Serpentine Path goes from the site of the marker near the carriage house to this marker near the back door of Liberty Hall.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 559 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 10, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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