Perth Amboy in Middlesex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Surveyor General's Office
Built in 1852-1854
Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, August 18, 2014
1. Surveyor General's Office Marker
Board of Proprietors of East New Jersey.
Kept the East Jersey Board in business
until 1998.
Completely unchanged since it opened
in 1852
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1998.
Location. 40° 30.398′ N, 74° 15.934′ W. Marker is in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. It is on High Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Perth Amboy NJ 08861, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s 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: Record Office (a few steps from this marker); The Earl of Perth (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Surveyor General's Office (a few steps from this marker); Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey (a few steps from this marker); Perth Amboy's English Elm Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); First Black Voter After Adoption of 15th Amendment (within shouting distance of this marker); George Washington (within shouting distance of this marker); Market Square (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perth Amboy.
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 19, 2015
2. Surveyor General's Office Marker
Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, August 18, 2014
3. Surveyor General's Office
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 556 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 2, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on June 22, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3. submitted on September 2, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
