Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine is a New Jersey historical marker in Burlington County, dedicated 1965.

Marker is at the intersection of Farnsworth Avenue (New Jersey Route 545) and West Church Street, on the left when traveling north on Farnsworth Avenue.

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Thomas Paine, Pamphleteer for American Independence, bought this house in 1783, and lived in it periodically until his death in 1809.

Maps this old were drawn largely by eye, so places on them can sit miles from where they really are. The pin is ours and marks the marker's location today.

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Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library

Historical maps covering this location

1777 · The province of New Jersey, divided into east and west, commonly called the Jerseys (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1782 · Carte de la Pensylvanie et du Nouveau Jersey (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1794 · New Jersey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1797 · New Jersey (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1807 · Armees Americaine et Britannique en 1776 et 1777 dans le Maryland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

New Jersey, 1797, covering the location of Thomas Paine, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — New Jersey, 1797, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Marker data: New Jersey Historical Commission

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