Historical Marker

Drake House

Marker is at the intersection of West Front Street and Plainfield Avenue, on the right when traveling south on West Front Street. · Plainfield · Union

New Jersey marker

Inscription

Built by Nathaniel Drake, 1746. Washington visited here in 1777, while his army camped nearby at Bound Brook.

Location

AddressMarker is at the intersection of West Front Street and Plainfield Avenue, on the right when traveling south on West Front Street.
CityPlainfield
CountyUnion
StateNew Jersey
Coordinates40.613500, -74.431480

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