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Bound Brook Library World War I Memorial

 
 
World War I Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Hannah Kerwin, June 5, 2010
1. World War I Memorial Marker
Inscription.
That empires might fall and that peoples every
where might be free, these men and women jeoparded
their lives unto the death in the World War 1914 - 1918.

 
Erected by Citizens of Bound Brook.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 40° 33.811′ N, 74° 31.779′ W. Memorial is in Bound Brook, New Jersey, in Somerset County. It is at the intersection of East High Street and Hamilton Street on East High Street. on the property of the Bound Brook Memorial Library. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Bound Brook NJ 08805, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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: Van Horn Plaza (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Frelinghuysen Tavern (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bound Brook World War I Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battle of Boundbrook (approx. Ό mile away); The Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook (approx. Ό mile away); Old Stone Bridge (approx. Ό mile away); Battle of Bound Brook (approx. Ό mile away); The Council Oak (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bound Brook.
 
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Plaque with names image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Hannah Kerwin, August 18, 2014
2. Plaque with names
View across Hamilton Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Hannah Kerwin, May 26, 2014
3. View across Hamilton Street
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2014, by Somerset County Library Staff of Bridgewater, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 895 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 8, 2014, by Somerset County Library Staff of Bridgewater, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 13, 2026