Market Square

Market Square (HM1GDU)

Location: Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 Middlesex County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 30.398', W 74° 15.957'

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City Hall Park


Site of a 1680s Colonial Market

Dubbed "The Market House" this building was erected in the early 1740s to store and sell produce and imports.

The "Bill of Rights" Commemoration Arch was erected in 1989 to commemorate Perth Amboy as New Jersey's First State Capital and where the Bill of Rights was first ratified.

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Date Added Saturday, October 11th, 2014 at 10:07pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 562193 N 4484249
Decimal Degrees40.50663333, -74.26595000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 30.398', W 74° 15.957'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 30' 23.88" N, 74° 15' 57.42" W
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Area Code(s)732
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 405 High St, Perth Amboy NJ 08861, US
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