Trinity Church

Trinity Church is a New Jersey historical marker in Essex County, dedicated 1964.

Marker is at the intersection of Broad Street and Rector Street, on the left when traveling south on Broad Street.

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First church on site in 1746. Present edifice, built in 1809, retains original tower. Became a cathedral of the Diocese in 1944.

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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Historical maps covering this location

1733 · New York and Perthamboy Harbours. (Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library)
1755 · North America from the French of Mr. D'Anville, improved with the back settlements of… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1756 · A map of the eastern part of the province of New York with part of New Jersey, & c (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1781 · A sketch of the northern parts of New Jersey (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1811 · Map Of The Country Thirty Miles Round the City of New York. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Marker data: New Jersey Historical Commission

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On the National Register nearby

Trinity Cathedral110 ft
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2 more listed places within 300 feetall New Jersey listings

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.