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Perth Amboy in Middlesex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Market Square

City Hall Park

 
 
Market Square Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, August 18, 2014
1. Market Square Marker
Inscription.
Site of a 1680s Colonial Market

Dubbed "The Market House" this building was erected in the early 1740s to store and sell produce and imports.

The "Bill of Rights" Commemoration Arch was erected in 1989 to commemorate Perth Amboy as New Jersey's First State Capital and where the Bill of Rights was first ratified.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1989.
 
Location. 40° 30.398′ N, 74° 15.957′ W. Marker is in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. Marker is at the intersection of Market Street and High Street on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Perth Amboy NJ 08861, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. George Washington (here, next to this marker); The Polish Veterans of World War II, Post 40 (a few steps from this marker); Dedicated to You, A Free Citizen in a Free Land (within shouting distance of this marker); Surveyor General's Office (within shouting distance of this marker); The Earl of Perth (within shouting distance of this marker); September 11 Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Record Office (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Perth Amboy City Hall (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perth Amboy.
 
Market Square image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, August 18, 2014
2. Market Square
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 438 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 2, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.

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