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Historical Markers in Plainfield, New Jersey

 
Clickable Map of Union County, New Jersey and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Union County, NJ (118) Essex County, NJ (170) Hudson County, NJ (156) Middlesex County, NJ (298) Morris County, NJ (410) Somerset County, NJ (165) Richmond County, NY (226)  UnionCounty(118) Union County (118)  EssexCounty(170) Essex County (170)  HudsonCounty(156) Hudson County (156)  MiddlesexCounty(298) Middlesex County (298)  MorrisCounty(410) Morris County (410)  SomersetCounty(165) Somerset County (165)  RichmondCountyNew York(226) Richmond County (226)
Elizabeth is the county seat for Union County
Plainfield is in Union County
      Union County (118)  
ADJACENT TO UNION COUNTY
      Essex County (170)  
      Hudson County (156)  
      Middlesex County (298)  
      Morris County (410)  
      Somerset County (165)  
      Richmond County, New York (226)  
 
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1 New Jersey, Union County, Plainfield — Drake House
On West Front Street at Plainfield Avenue, on the right when traveling south on West Front Street.
Built by Nathaniel Drake, 1746. Washington visited here in 1777, while his army camped nearby at Bound Brook.Map (db m63453) HM
2 New Jersey, Union County, Plainfield — Drake House Flag Pole
On West Front Street at Plainfield Avenue, on the right when traveling south on West Front Street.
Flag pole presented to Historical Society of Plainfield and North Plainfield by Fraternal Order of Eagles Plainfield Aerie No 866 Flags presented by Jr. Order United American Mechanics Franklin Council No 41 Somerset Council No 104 Plainfield . . . Map (db m63468) HM
3 New Jersey, Union County, Plainfield — Plainfield Garden ClubWomen’s Heritage Trail — Shakespeare Garden —
On F.S. Mathewson Dr. close to Randolph Road.
The Shakespeare Garden is located in Cedar Brook Park, one of Union County’s systems of public parks and recreation spaces. Now more than 75 years old, it is still cared for by the Plainfield Garden Club, historically a volunteer women’s . . . Map (db m94481) HM
4 New Jersey, Union County, Plainfield — Site of the Blue Hills Fort and Camp
On Park Drive, on the right when traveling south.
This marker is erected in memory of the brave Revolutionary soldiers from this vicinity who garrisoned this fort harassing and repulsing the invading enemy for seven months during the darkest period of the war. From this outpost General . . . Map (db m7768) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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Jun. 6, 2024