Matawan in Monmouth County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Philip Morin Freneau
1752 1832
| | "Poet of the Revolution" | |
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 16, 2014
1. Philip Morin Freneau Marker
During the Revolutionary War, Philip Morin Freneau was a privateer captain who was captured, imprisoned and abused by the British. He was also a poet who used his writings to advance the American cause.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #03 Thomas Jefferson, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #04 James Madison series lists.
Location. 40° 23.474′ N, 74° 14.112′ W. Marker is in Matawan, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It is on Poet Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 112 Poet Drive, Matawan NJ 07747, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Jersey 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Poets Grave (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hawkins House (approx. half a mile away); Mt. Pleasant Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Head Of Navigation (approx. 1.3 miles away); Cedar Grove School (approx. 2.2 miles away); Signal Hill (approx. 2.9 miles away); New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial (approx. 3.1 miles away); Crawford Cemetery (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Matawan.
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 16, 2014
2. Philip Morin Freneau Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 16, 2014
3. Philip Morin Freneau Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 16, 2014
4. Philip Morin Freneau Monument
This monument, located up the stairs near the marker, marks the grave of Philip Morin Freneau.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 914 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 16, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
