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Clover Hill, Raritan Township near Flemington in Hunterdon County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

The Province Line

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The Province Line Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Alan Edelson, June 17, 2010
1. The Province Line Marker
Inscription. In 1688, George Keith, Surveyor General, established The Boundary of East and West Jersey. Beginning at Little Egg Harbor, The line extended to the South Branch of the Raritan River. Today it remains the boundary between Raritan Township and Hillsborough, Hunterdon and Somerset Counties.
 
Erected 2010 by Raritan Township Historians Committee.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Colonial Era. A significant historical year for this entry is 1688.
 
Location. 40° 29.269′ N, 74° 46.947′ W. Marker is near Flemington, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. It is in Clover Hill, Raritan Township. Marker is at the intersection of Clover Hill Road and Amwell Road, on the right when traveling north on Clover Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hillsborough NJ 08844, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Poor Farm (approx. 1.2 miles away); Hillsborough Will Never Forget (approx. 1˝ miles away); Old York Road (approx. 1˝ miles away); Thomas P. Huff Farmstead (approx. 1.7 miles away); Mattisons Corner (approx. 2 miles away); Reaville Church (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named The Province Line (approx. 2 miles away); Reaville Historic District (approx. 2.1 miles away).
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The Province Line Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Alan Edelson, June 17, 2010
2. The Province Line Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2010, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,218 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 17, 2010, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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