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

Thomas Alva Edison Menlo Park Memorial

 
 
Thomas Alva Edison Menlo Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By R. C., July 17, 2010
1. Thomas Alva Edison Menlo Park Marker
Inscription.
On this site
1876—1882
Thomas Alva Edison
Began his work
of service for the world
to illumine the path of progress
and
lighten labor for mankind.

This tablet is placed by the Edison Pioneers to attest the gratitude of the industries he did so much to create.

Dedicated Menlo Park NJ
May 16, 1925

 
Erected 1925 by Edison Pioneers.
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceScience & Medicine. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1777.
 
Location. 40° 33.747′ N, 74° 20.155′ W. Marker is in Edison, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. Marker is at the intersection of Christie Street and Lincoln Highway on Christie Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Edison NJ 08820, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Sarah B. Jordan Boarding House (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thomas Edison’s Office 1879 to 1884 (about 800 feet away); The Invention of the Phonograph (approx. 0.2 miles away); Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower (approx. 0.2 miles away); Thomas Alva Edison’s Menlo Park Invention Factory
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Thomas Edison and the Electric Railway (approx. 0.2 miles away); Menlo Park Terrace (approx. 0.8 miles away); First Presbyterian Church Of Iselin (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edison.
 
More about this memorial. Note the usage of the word "illumine" as opposed to the word "illuminate."

The English language certainly changes over time!
 
Thomas Alva Edison Menlo Park Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By R. C., July 17, 2010
2. Thomas Alva Edison Menlo Park Memorial Marker
Thomas Alva Edison Menlo Park Memorial Marker (side view) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By R. C.
3. Thomas Alva Edison Menlo Park Memorial Marker (side view)
Normally I don't care for electric lines when they are in the photos I take. I think that in Mr. Thomas Edison's case, they are quite fitting.
Marker Artifacts image. Click for full size.
Photographed By R. C.
4. Marker Artifacts
Artifacts on either side of the stone marker indicate that at one point in time there were electric lamps illuminating the marker.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2010, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. This page has been viewed 972 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 19, 2010, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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