New Jersey Liberty

New Jersey Liberty is a New Jersey historical marker in Cumberland County, dedicated 1932.

November 29, 1775, recruits were organized here. An original New Jersey Libtery Bell, that rang out American Independence, is still Left hand side of Rt. 49, entering Bridgeton from Salem - in front preserved as a sacred relic. · location approximate

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1888 · 14 Delaware Bay. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1924 · New Jersey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1924 · Maryland and Delaware. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1927 · New Jersey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1942 · Bridgeton, New Jersey (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

14 Delaware Bay, 1888, covering the location of New Jersey Liberty, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — 14 Delaware Bay, 1888, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.

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Marker data: New Jersey Historical Commission

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