Union in Union County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Caldwell Parsonage
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 5, 2008
1. Caldwell Parsonage Marker
stood the parsonage in which
Hannah Ogden
wife of Rev. James Caldwell
was killed by a British soldier,
June 7,1780.
Erected by
the State of New Jersey
A.D. 1905
Erected 1905 by State of New Jersey.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1780.
Location. 40° 41.698′ N, 74° 16.736′ W. Marker is in Union, New Jersey, in Union County. It is on Caldwell Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 909 Caldwell 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Caldwells Home (here, next to this marker); American Troops Withdraw (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mass Grave of British and Hessian Troops (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pearl Harbor Square (approx. 0.3 miles away); Revolutionary Soldiers (approx. 0.3 miles away); Washingtons Headquarters (approx. 0.3 miles away); Connecticut Farms (approx. 0.4 miles away); Battle of Connecticut Farms (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Union.
Also see . . . The Battles of Connecticut Farms and Springfield. (Submitted on April 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 5, 2008
2. Marker at the Caldwell Parsonage
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 18, 2014
3. Second Marker
by the
Union Township
Historical Society
for the
people of Union
Dedicated June 7, 1960
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 5, 2008
4. Caldwell Parsonage
The Caldwell Parsonage is on the National Register of Historic Places. The second marker seen in photo 3 can be seen at the corner of the house.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 5, 2008
5. Caldwell Grave in Elizabethtown
Rev. James Caldwell and his wife Hannah are buried in the churchyard of the First Presbyterian Church in Elizabethtown, where Rev. Caldwell served as pastor from 1761 to 1776.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 5, 2008
6. Closeup of Hannah Caldwell's Grave
Hannah Caldwell was shot and killed in the Parsonage in Connecticut Farms. It is said that her ghost haunts the nearby Union County Court House.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,505 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3. submitted on May 18, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
