Matawan in Monmouth County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 5, 2016
1. Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Marker
Site of church and graveyard of Matawans original Scots settlers. The church was built in 1734. The graveyard added in 1763.
The church was burned by Tories in 1777 and the Rev. Chas. McKnight taken prisoner. The deed was held by the Monmouth Presbytery and turned over to the Borough of Matawan in 1978.
The earliest marker is that of Dr. Peter Le Conte who died Jan 29, 1768
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is January 29, 1768.
Location. 40° 24.243′ N, 74° 14.281′ W. Marker is in Matawan, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It is on New Brunswick Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Matawan NJ 07747, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Jersey 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Hawkins House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Head Of Navigation (approx. 0.6 miles away); Philip Morin Freneau (approx. 0.9 miles away); Poets Grave (approx. 0.9 miles away); Cedar Grove School (approx. 1.7 miles away); Signal Hill (approx. 2.6 miles away); Baptist Churchyard (approx. 2.6 miles away); Liberty Tree Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Matawan.
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Photographed by Don Morfe, April 5, 2016
2. Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 793 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 10, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
