Philip Morin Freneau
Inscription
Poet of the Revolution. Some two miles to the south was "Mt. Pleasant", his home after 1793. By his pen, he sustained the spirits of the Colonists, and after the Revolution advocated the policies of Thomas Jefferson.
Location
AddressAt Jct. of Rts. 4 and 34 - Marawan on Southwest corner of intersection.
CountyMonmouth
StateNew Jersey
Coordinates40.391100, -74.235030
Sources
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