Old Courthouse – Salem, New Jersey
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BruceS
N 39° 34.318 W 075° 28.002
18S E 459914 N 4380355
Marker giving history of the old Salem County Courthouse in Salem, New Jersey.
Waymark Code: WMNXC3
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 05/17/2015
Views: 3
Text of marker:
Old Courthouse
1692 – First Courthouse, probably of logs standing near Broadway waterfront
1706 – Earliest Court minutes known
1735 – Second Courthouse built facing Market Street
1817 – Courthouse expanded for $7725.82
1819 – Election defeated moving County seat
1908 – Main entrance added facing Broadway
– courtesy 1798 Fair Committee (1998)
Group that erected the marker: 1798 Fair Committee
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Market & Broadway
Salem, New Jersey
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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