Newark

Newark is a New Jersey historical marker in Essex County, dedicated 1932.

Essex County · dedicated 1932 · Rt. 25, right hand side going sound, 400 ft. south of entrance to · location approximate

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Settles in 1666 by colonists from Connecticut. Trinity Church was used as a hospital after an engagement, January 25, 1778. The Rectory of the House of Prayer was Washington's Headquarters. Birthplace of Aaron Burr.

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Marker data: New Jersey Historical Commission

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Four Corners Historic District310 ft

Places within about 300 feet of this marker that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A nearby listing is not always the marker's own subject.