Gibbstown in Gloucester County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

C. A. Nothnagle Log House

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 27, 2013

1. C. A. Nothnagle Log House Marker

Inscription.
This property is registered on the National List of Historic Sites by the U. S. Dept. of the Interior. Built 1638-1643.

Harry L. & Doris A. Rink, Owners.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 39° 49.065′ N, 75° 15.949′ W. Marker is in Gibbstown, New Jersey, in Gloucester County. It is on Swedesboro Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gibbstown NJ 08027, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Jersey and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Billingsport

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(approx. 2.1 miles away); Billingsport, New Jersey (approx. 2.2 miles away); The Fort at Billingsport (approx. 2.2 miles away); Dennis Leary & William Barney (approx. 2.2 miles away); Bodo Otto (approx. 2.4 miles away); Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse (approx. 2½ miles away); “Death of the Fox” (approx. 2.7 miles away); Lazaretto Quarantine Station (approx. 3.6 miles away in Pennsylvania).

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 27, 2013

2. C. A. Nothnagle Log House Marker

Marker on Swedesboro Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 27, 2013

3. Marker on Swedesboro Road

C. A. Nothnagle Log House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 27, 2013

4. C. A. Nothnagle Log House

Built between 1638 and 1643 by Finnish or Swedish settlers in the New Sweden colony, the Nothnagle Log House is one of the oldest surviving log houses in the United States.

Nothnagle Log House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 27, 2013

5. Nothnagle Log House and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 974 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 27, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.