Raritan Bay Union

Raritan Bay Union is a New Jersey historical marker in Middlesex County, dedicated 1965.

Convey Blvd. · location approximate

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A Socialistic community, led by Marcus Spring, operated here, 1853- 59. Its coeducational academy was headed by Thodore Weld.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1836 · Environs Of The City Of New York (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1853 · Map of New Jersey (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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 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)

Map of New Jersey, 1853, covering the location of Raritan Bay Union, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Map of New Jersey, 1853, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.

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Marker data: New Jersey Historical Commission

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