Willingboro in Burlington County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Site of Governor William Franklin’s Home

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 5, 2016

1. Site of Governor William Franklin’s Home Marker

Inscription. William Franklin, son of Benjamin Franklin, and last royal governor of New Jersey, had his country home here and owned the property from 1770-1785. As a boy he participated in the lightning experiment with his father. Appointed governor in 1763 by George III, he was arrested in June 1776 by the provincial congress for his loyalist sympathies. He died in England in 1813.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 40° 0.97′ N, 74° 53.2′ W. Marker is in Willingboro, New Jersey, in Burlington County. It is at the intersection of Beverly Rancocas Road and John F. Kennedy Way on Beverly Rancocas Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Willingboro NJ 08046, 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.

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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: Honor Roll (approx. 1.1 miles away); Old School House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 2½ miles away); Bridgeboro Bridge (approx. 2½ miles away); Methodist Cemetery (approx. 2.6 miles away); Bridgeboro Grammar School (approx. 2.6 miles away); Marne Highway (approx. 2.7 miles away); 1778 (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Willingboro.

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 5, 2016

2. Site of Governor William Franklin’s Home Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,011 times since then and 101 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 22, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.