Southard Park

Southard Park (HMEIJ)

Location: Bernards, NJ 07920 Somerset County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 42.635', W 74° 32.59'

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Henry Southard
1767-1842
Settled in Basking Ridge, 1755. Justice of the Peace, Assemblyman, U.S. Representative

Samuel L. Southard
1787-1842
Son of Henry, Born in Basking Ridge, Tenth Governor of New Jersey, Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Senator.

Father and son served together in the 16th Congress. The former Southard residence stands to the north of the park. Ten acres of these lands were the gift of Nelson and Rose Schaenen.

Dedicated July 4th in the year of New Jersey's Tercentanary, 1964
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HM NumberHMEIJ
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Year Placed1964
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Date Added Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 4:56pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 538588 N 4506730
Decimal Degrees40.71058333, -74.54316667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 42.635', W 74° 32.59'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 42' 38.10" N, 74° 32' 35.40" W
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Area Code(s)908, 973
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 245-255 Manchester Dr, Bernards NJ 07920, US
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