Thomas Alva Edison

Thomas Alva Edison is a New Jersey historical marker in Middlesex County, dedicated 1939.

On Route 27, N.E. corner Christie Street & Highway 27, 10 ft. N. of Pole #1-H C L-274 Rt-60422. · location approximate

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"The Wizard of Menlo Park", noble, kindly servant and benefactor of all mankind, from 1876 to 1886, at his laboratory nearby, perfected the first incandescent lamp, phonograph and many other important inventions,

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1872 · Topographical map of Middlesex Co., New Jersey. (1872) (Internet Archive)
1873 · Atlas of New Jersey, Counties of Middlesex and Monmouth. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1873 · Map of The State of New Jersey (Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library)
1873 · Map of the country thirty three miles around the city of New York / drawn by G.W. Colton… (Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library)
1887 · City Of New York (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Atlas of New Jersey, Counties of Middlesex and Monmouth, 1873, covering the location of Thomas Alva Edison, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Atlas of New Jersey, Counties of Middlesex and Monmouth, 1873, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.

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Thomas Alva Edison

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