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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