Fort Lee in Bergen County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Liberty Tree Memorial
Elm Research Institute, Keene, NH
( Second Marker : )
American Liberty Elm
Planted by the Fort Lee Common Sense Society on the Bicentennial of the death of American Patriot Thomas Paine, June 8, 2009, on the spot where Paine began to pen “The American Crisis” in 1776.
Elm Research Institute, Keene, NH
Erected 2009 by Elm Research Institute.
Location. 40° 50.921′ N, 73° 58.13′ W. Marker is in Fort Lee, New Jersey, in Bergen County. Marker can be reached from Parker Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map . Marker is located in Fort Lee's Monument Park. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Lee NJ 07024, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Soldiers of the American Revolution (a few steps from this marker); General Henry Knox (within shouting distance of this marker); General Horatio Gates (within shouting distance of this marker); General George Washington (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Lee Road (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Army Road (within shouting distance of this marker); General Nathaniel Greene (within shouting distance of this marker); General Hugh Mercer (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Lee.
Categories. • Horticulture & Forestry • War, US Revolutionary •
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on November 24, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 572 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 24, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.