Historical Markers in Burlington County, New Jersey
1778
19th Century Railroading in Bordentown
218-220 High Street
44th Infantry Division
50 Star Flag
9-11-2001 We Will Never Forget
9/11 Memorial
9/11 Memorial
A Limited Resource
A Million Dollar Resource
A Sears Roebuck House
Aetna Furnace
Alice Stokes Paul
All Gave Some - Some Gave All
An Early Transportation Hub
An Industrial Village
Ann Carhart
At Play on the Delaware
Atsion Church & Cemetery
Atsion Mansion
Avenue of Flags
Battle of Ironworks Hill
Bedford Mills
Bethlehem African Methodist Episcopal Church
Beverly Veterans
Birthplace of Archibald Maddock Crossley
Birthplaces
Bishop Francis Asbury
Bordentown
Bordentown Female College
Bordentown Military Institute
Bordentown Veteran's Memorial
Borden's Towne
Borough of Fieldsboro
Braddocks Folly
Braddocks Landing
Braddocks Mill
Brainerd
Bridgeboro Bridge
Bridgeboro Grammar School
British Raid on Crosswicks Creek
Burlington Countys Historical Downtown
Caleb Clothier House
Cambridge School
Cannon Made in Mount Holly
Carranza Memorial
Cemetery
Cemetery
Center of Arts and Culture
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Chain placed across the street
Chatsworth Honor Roll
Chief Payton I. Flournoy, Sr. Memorial Park
Christ Episcopal Church
Christophers Mill
Civilian Conservation Corps
Clara Barton
Clara Barton School
Conservation and Environmental Studies Center, Inc.
Country Store
Cropwell Friends Meeting
Cross Keys School
Cross Keys Tavern
Cross Roads
Crosswicks
Crosswicks Quaker Meeting
Decades Ago in Lake Pine
Dedicated to School No. 2
Dedicated To Those Who Served
Delanco's Tribute to Those Who Lost Their Lives in the Second World War 1941 - 1945
Dellett
Dr. Stills Office
Dunks Ferry Bicentennial Memorial
Elias Boudinot
Eliza Greene Doane
Elizabeth Coleman White
Ely Hall
Engine of Industrial Progress
Evesham Friends Meeting House
Exploring the Pinelands
Exploring the Pinelands
F. Crosta Home & Store
Fairview Christian Cemetery
Fieldsboro Veterans Memorial
Filbert Street School
Fire Company
First Baptist Church
First Fire Station
First House on Bank Street
First House on Filbert Street
First Moorestown, New Jersey Friends Meeting House
First movement by steam on a railroad in New Jersey
Florence M. E. Church
Florence Township Veterans Memorial
Florence Township War Memorial
Founding Lay Persons
Founding of St. Marys Parish
Francis Hopkinson
Franklin Carr
Free Library
Friends Graveyard
Friends Meeting
Friends Meeting
Friends Meeting House
Gen. Clinton House
George S. Bowers
Girard House
Glassworkers Homes
Grant House
Grist Mill Stone
Haines / Cochley / Singer House
Historic Burlington County Court House
Historic Burlington County Prison Museum
Historic Prison
Historic Smithville Park
History Millstone Park
Home of Col. Joseph Borden 2nd
Home of Gilbert W. Knight
Home of Patience Lovell Wright
Home of Stephen Sayre
Home of Thomas Buchanan Read
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Hoot Owl Farm
Hope Steam Fire Engine Company No. 1
Hoskins House
House of John R. Slack
Hub of Transportation and Commerce
Hunt Brothers Circus
Important Men of 206 High Street, Burlington
Indian Ann
Indian Reservation
John Woolmans Tailor Shop & 2nd Friends Meeting House
Joseph Campbell House
JR.O.U.A.M.
Kemble Inn
Keystone Watchcase Clock Tower Restoration and Lighting
Kinkora Branch Railroad
Kirbys Mill
Korea and Vietnam Wars Memorial
Korean War Memorial
Lippincott-Barton Farmhouse Site
Log Church
Look Listen and Live
Lutheran Home
MacDonald Hall
Main Cable
Main Street Meeting House
Mansion of James Langstaff
Marne Highway
Medford Korean War Memorial
Medford Vietnam Memorial
Medford World War I Memorial
Medford World War II Memorial
Meeting House
Memorial Field
Memorial Hall
Methodist Cemetery
Methodist Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Milton Allens School
Monument
Moorestown, N.J.
Morgan Hollinshead Clock Shop Site
Mt. Laurel Potters Field
New Riverside Cemetery
New St. Mary's Church
New St. Marys
Nine South Main Street
Notable Bordentown Residents
Ockanickon
Office of the Council of Proprietors and the Surveyor General
Old School House
Old St. Mary's Church
Oliphants Mill
On a Tree South of this Spot
Parrish-James House "Red Gables"
Patience Lovell Wright
Patrolman Thomas C. Whitelock
Paulsdale
Paulsdale
Peacock Cemetery
Petticoat Bridge Skirmish
Pic-A-Lilli Inn
Point Breeze
Powder Explosion
Red Men's Hall
Revolutionary War Hospital
Richard J. Hughes
Richard Watson Gilder House
Riley / Garwood House
Riverside-Delanco Bridge
Riverton
Riverton Free Library
Riverton Steamboat Landing
Riverton Yacht Club
Riverton's Bicycle Track
Riverton's First Drugstore
Robert and Anna Miller Biddle
Roberts Hall
Roebling Auditorium
Roebling Ball Park
Roebling General Store
Roebling Inn
Roebling Memorial
Roebling Roll of Honor
Roll of Honor
Sandtown
Sawmill
Shinn-Curtis Log House
Site of African M.E. Church
Site of Blacksmith Shop
Site of Coles Hotel
Site of Cox's Tavern
Site of Demolished Bareford Hotel
Site of Governor William Franklins Home
Site of Moore's Tavern
Site of Schoolhouse
Site of Stamping Mill
Site of the Indian Spring
Smith-Cadbury Mansion
Smithville Historic District
Smithville Lower Village
Speedwell
Spring Garden Street School
St. Mary's Churchyard
St. Mary's Hall
St. Peter's Catholic Church
St. Peter's Church
St. Peters Episcopal Church
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Star Glass Works
Stratton Burying Ground
The Albert Kirby House
The Battle of Iron Works Hill
The Benjamin Wilkins House
The Brace Road School
The Conrow House
The Cottage 1872
The Crosswicks Creek "Trestle Vessel"
The Delaware: A National Treasure
The Dr. George Haines House
The Dr. Josiah Reeve House
The Dr. R. S. Braddock House
The Everett Haines House
The Founding of Burlington
The Isaac Collins House
The John Haines House
The John Peacock House
The Jonathan Haines House
The Joseph Allen House
The Keeler Oak
The Keeler Oak Tree
The Mary Smith House
The Maurice Haines House
The Methodist Cemetery
The Nail House
The Nehemiah Haines House
The Oldest House on Branch Street
The Owen Stratton House
The P.M. & M. Railroad
The Sawyers House
The Stacy Prickett House
The Story Of Atsion
The Stratton / Braddock House
The Telephone made its Bordentown Debut in 1882
The Thomas Wilkins House
The Toll House
The Train Station & Smiths Forest
The Ultimate Weapon
The Village of Chairville
The Weeks-Bowker House
The White Horse Inn
The William Dyer House
This Was The Home Of Joseph Hopkinson
Thomas & Mary Evens House
Thomas Hollinshead House
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine Monument
Thompson Home
Tidal Delaware Water Trail
To Those Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice - Korea - Vietnam
Tower Clock
Town Hall
Treaty Tree
Trinity Episcopal Church
Trolleys and Trains of Riverside
Two One-Room Schools
Upper Springfield Meeting House and Cemetery
Veterans Drive
Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial
Vietnam War Memorial
Wharton State Forest
Wharton-Fitler House
White Hill Mansion
Whitesbog Village
William Calverts Hardware Store
William G. McGrath, PPC
World War
World War I Memorial
World War I Memorial
World War II Memorial
World War II Memorial
World War II Memorial
World War II Monument
World War II Observation Tower
World Wars I and II Memorial
Wright House
"Babe" Ruth
Hessian House
About Burlington County
Burlington County Timeline
Burlington County, located in southern New Jersey, has a rich and vibrant history that dates back to the pre-colonial era. The land that now encompasses Burlington County was originally inhabited by the Lenape Native American tribe. Europeans first arrived in the area in the early 17th century, with Dutch and Swedish explorers making initial contact.
In 1677, the Province of West Jersey was established by Quaker settlers, who sought religious freedom and democratic principles. Burlington, situated along the Delaware River, became the capital of West Jersey and a hub for trade and commerce. The town quickly grew into a prosperous community and played a significant role in shaping the early history of the region.
During the American Revolution, Burlington County was a site of strategic importance. The area saw several military engagements, including the Battle of Iron Works Hill, the Battle of White Horse Tavern, and the Battle of Petticoat Bridge. These skirmishes between American and British forces left lasting marks on the local landscape and helped solidify the region's role in the fight for independence.
In the 19th and 20th centuries, Burlington County experienced significant growth and development. The county's agricultural and industrial sectors expanded, with farming, textile manufacturing, and shipbuilding playing vital roles in the local economy. Today, Burlington County continues to thrive as a vibrant community, offering a mix of historical charm and modern amenities for residents and visitors alike.
In 1677, the Province of West Jersey was established by Quaker settlers, who sought religious freedom and democratic principles. Burlington, situated along the Delaware River, became the capital of West Jersey and a hub for trade and commerce. The town quickly grew into a prosperous community and played a significant role in shaping the early history of the region.
During the American Revolution, Burlington County was a site of strategic importance. The area saw several military engagements, including the Battle of Iron Works Hill, the Battle of White Horse Tavern, and the Battle of Petticoat Bridge. These skirmishes between American and British forces left lasting marks on the local landscape and helped solidify the region's role in the fight for independence.
In the 19th and 20th centuries, Burlington County experienced significant growth and development. The county's agricultural and industrial sectors expanded, with farming, textile manufacturing, and shipbuilding playing vital roles in the local economy. Today, Burlington County continues to thrive as a vibrant community, offering a mix of historical charm and modern amenities for residents and visitors alike.
Burlington County Timeline
This timeline provides a concise overview of the key events in the history of Burlington County, New Jersey.
- 1677 - Burlington County is established by the English settlers
- 1681 - First permanent settlement is established in Burlington City
- 1752 - Mount Holly becomes the county seat
- 1776-1783 - Burlington County plays a role in the American Revolutionary War
- 1793 - Moorestown is incorporated as a township
- 1830 - First railroads are built in Burlington County
- 1861-1865 - County residents serve in the American Civil War
- 1878 - Pemberton becomes a borough
- 1892 - First electric trolley car operates in Burlington County
- 1926 - First bridge is built over the Delaware River, connecting Burlington County and Pennsylvania
- 1955 - Burlington County College (now Rowan College at Burlington County) is established
- 1974 - Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is formed by the merging of three military bases
- 1997 - Township of Evesham changes its name to Marlton
- 2004 - Burlington County Prison Museum is opened in Mount Holly