Cherry Hill in Camden County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Samuel Coles
c. 1635-1693
Photographed by Don Morfe, November 29, 2014
1. Samuel Coles Marker
1685 New Orchard purchased by Coles, present cemetery grounds;
1683-5 Member of State Legislature;
1693 died at Barbados, survived by wife, Elizabeth Ibbs, son Samuel and daughter Sarah.
Erected 1986 by Rancocas Valley Chapter National Society Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1676.
Location. 39° 55.986′ N, 74° 59.364′ W. Marker is in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, in Camden County. It is at the intersection of Kings Highway and Church Road on Kings Highway. The marker is inside the arch at the entrance to Colestown Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cherry Hill NJ 08034, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Jersey and in Greater Philadelphia. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Colestown Cemetery (here, next to this marker); You Are Standing Where an Enemy Marched (approx. 1.2 miles away); Cherry Hill Monument (approx. 1.8 miles away); Barclay Farmstead (approx. 2 miles away); Old Salem Road (approx. 2.1 miles away); Hadrosaurus Foulkii
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Photographed by Don Morfe, November 29, 2014
2. Samuel Coles Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 841 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 11, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
