Shrewsbury
Inscription
On April 8, 1665, Governor Richard Nicolls, of New York, granted the Monmouth Patent to twelve men from Rhode Island and Gravesend, Long Island. Under this patent settlements were soon made here and at Middletown.
Location
AddressAt Shrewsbury - on Northeast corner of Route 35 (Broad Ave.)
and Sycamore Ave. (Freehold-Little Silver Road), directly in front
of "Society of Friends" burial grounds.
CityFront of
CountyMonmouth
StateNew Jersey
Coordinates40.256080, -74.180180
Sources
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