The Province Line

The Province Line (HMLCS)

Location: Hillsborough Township, NJ 08844 Somerset County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 29.269', W 74° 46.947'

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Welcome to the Province of West Jersey

In 1688, George Keith, Surveyor General, established The Boundary of East and West Jersey. Beginning at Little Egg Harbor, The line extended to the South Branch of the Raritan River. Today it remains the boundary between Raritan Township and Hillsborough, Hunterdon and Somerset Counties.
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HM NumberHMLCS
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Year Placed2010
Placed ByRaritan Township Historians Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 1:38am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 518437 N 4481925
Decimal Degrees40.48781667, -74.78245000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 29.269', W 74° 46.947'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 29' 16.14" N, 74° 46' 56.82" W
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Area Code(s)908, 732
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 884-1014 Amwell Rd, Hillsborough Township NJ 08844, US
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