Bordentown

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

Burlington County · dedicated 1965 · Southbound, at 6th fole past railroad overpass at cut off to city of Bordentown - pole is not numbered · location approximate

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In 1717, John Borden bought out the holdings of Thomas Farnsworth and made this river port a center of trade.

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under a mile from where William Gabby lived in the 1760s

what this marker records spans 1777 to 1789, overlapping William Gabby's years here

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Marker data: New Jersey Historical Commission

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On the National Register nearby

Bordentown Historic District270 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.