Franklin Township in Middlebush in Somerset County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Voorhees Home

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 7, 2016

1. Voorhees Home Marker

Inscription. Early 18th century house of Garret Voorhees was burned by the retreating troops of General Howe in 1777. Rebuilt in 1793

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 40° 29.831′ N, 74° 31.646′ W. Memorial is in Middlebush, New Jersey, in Somerset County. It is in Franklin Township. It is on Amwell Road. The marker is on the lawn of the present day Stage House Tavern. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1719 Amwell Road, Somerset NJ 08873, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William L. Hutcheson Memorial Forest (approx. 1.9 miles away); Blackwells Mills Canal House (approx. 2.8 miles away); Second Court House of Somerset County (approx. 3.2 miles away); Indian Mill Stone (approx. 3.2 miles away); Millstone (approx. 3.2 miles away); Millstone School House (approx. 3.2 miles away); Fisher House (approx. 3.4 miles away); Ukrainian Famine Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away).

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Photographed by Don Morfe, April 7, 2016

2. Voorhees Home Marker

The marker is located on the far left of the above photograph

Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 720 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 18, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.