Historical Markers and War Memorials in Edison, New Jersey
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Camp Kilmer was the first Army camp constructed for the express purpose of staging Army men to and from the New York Port of Embarkation. In August, 1941, the New York Port of Embarkation, in accordance with a directive from the Secretary of War, . . . — — Map (db m166517) WM
In October 1880. Dr. Ezra M. Hunt of Metuchen listed all the graves in
the Piscatawavtown Burial Ground. He identified five graves in the
south-west corner as the "Colored Burial Ground”. Subsequent to
Dr. Hunt's list. there were two . . . — — Map (db m192905) HM
In 1914, the Danish Brotherhood & Sisterhood Lodges of the North East established the Danish Home for their aged members. The property was a 72 acre farm with an old Victorian house in an area known, at the time, as Raritan Township. The land was . . . — — Map (db m53349) HM
The Oak Tree Pond, used by generations of residents for fishing and skating, has a surface area of one acre, making it the largest body of water in northern Edison. Spring fed, the pond also receives runoff from the surrounding area. The outflow . . . — — Map (db m53341) HM
St. James Episcopal Church was established in 1704. The original structure was built in 1724. In 1835 the church was destroyed by a tornado. It was rebuilt using as much of the original wood and fixtures as possible. The rear section was built in . . . — — Map (db m53332) HM
Plaque 1:
In the fall of 1878, Thomas Edison asked Sarah Jordan, a relative of his wife Mary, to open and operated a boarding house in Menlo Park. She was the daughter of the first wife of Mary’s father Nicholas Stilwell. Moving from Newark, . . . — — Map (db m162083) HM
The Oak Tree Engagement of June 26, 1777 took place in Edison Township near this marker. The engagement was one of four near continuous skirmishes that were known as the Battle of the Short Hills. In late 1776, the revolutionary forces under . . . — — Map (db m213296) HM
The Oak Tree neighborhood is named for the large oak tree which stood at the Oak Tree Corner. A market was located here during the Colonial era. It was through this crossroads during the Revolutionary War that Generals Howe and Cornwallis lead the . . . — — Map (db m53346) HM
The Raritan Indians lived in this valley. Indian trails from the Hudson to the Delaware and from the mountains to the sea crossed the river near here.
Henry Hudson discovered the Raritan in 1609 and the English settled at Piscataway in 1667. . . . — — Map (db m66977) HM
For over 200 years, a farmhouse was located on this site. It was a simple one and one-half story house that had several additions over the years. The house was on a small hill, facing south, with a driveway leading down to New Dover Road. (Center . . . — — Map (db m53338) HM
Plaque 1: This tower marks the site of the experimental laboratory built by Thomas Alva Edison, born Milan, Ohio, February 11, 1847. The laboratory structure occupied by the inventor from 1876 to 1886, was transported in 1929 by his friend . . . — — Map (db m33292) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m33259) HM
