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

Kearny Cottage

Built approximately 1784

 
 
Kearny Cottage Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, April 6, 2016
1. Kearny Cottage Marker
Inscription.
Lifelong home of Commodore Lawrence Kearny, the sailor diplomat responsible for initiating relations between the United States and China.

Always known as "The Cottage'. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Peace.
 
Location. 40° 30.042′ N, 74° 16.328′ W. Marker is in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. Marker is on Catalpa Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 63 Catalpa Avenue, 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. Elizabeth Lawrence (here, next to this marker); Kearny Cottage: Historic Home (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Kearny Cottage (a few steps from this marker); Purple Heart Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans' War Memorial (about 600 feet away); The Bluff: Witness to History (about 800 feet away); The Water Highway (approx. 0.2 miles away); Count Casimir Pulaski (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perth Amboy.

 
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Kearny Cottage Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, April 6, 2016
2. Kearny Cottage Marker
Kearny Cottage image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, April 6, 2016
3. Kearny Cottage
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 188 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 16, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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