Bound Brook in Somerset County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Council Oak

Photographed by Hannah Kerwin, August 20, 2014

1. The Council Oak Marker

Inscription. This white oak, one of the oldest in N.J., was already about 80 feet tall on May 4, 1681, when two Lenni-Lenape indian chiefs sold the 5000 acres on which Bound Brook now stands to New Jersey governor Phillip Carteret and seven other men. The tree was a landmark during the revolutionary war when general George Washington and his troops were encamped a mile away at Middle Brook in 1778-79.

Erected 1983 by Woman's Literary Club of Bound Brook.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Horticulture & Forestry • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1837.

Location. 40° 34.052′ N, 74° 31.853′ W. Marker is in Bound Brook, New Jersey, in Somerset County. It is on East Maple Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bound Brook NJ 08805, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey,

specifically in Central Jersey,

in Greater Princeton,

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: The Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bound Brook Library World War I Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Frelinghuysen Tavern (approx. 0.4 miles away); Van Horn Plaza (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bound Brook World War I Memorial

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Battle of Boundbrook (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Stone Bridge (approx. half a mile away); Battle of Bound Brook (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bound Brook.

Marker at the base of the oak image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Hannah Kerwin, August 20, 2014

2. Marker at the base of the oak

The oak in all its glory image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Hannah Kerwin, August 20, 2014

3. The oak in all its glory

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2014, by Somerset County Library Staff of Bridgewater, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,592 times since then and 127 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 22, 2014, by Somerset County Library Staff of Bridgewater, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.