John Fenwick – Salem, New Jersey
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N 39° 34.329 W 075° 28.006
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Plaque honoring founder of Salem, New Jersey. Located at the old Salem County Courthouse.
Waymark Code: WMNXC5
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 05/17/2015
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Text of plaque:
To Keep in Perpetual Remembrance the Name of
JOHN FENWICK
1618 – 1683
Major in the Army of Oliver Cromwell, 1648
Proprietor of the Salem Tenths
Founder of Salem New Jersey, 1675
Member of the Assembly West New Jersey, 1681
This Tablet Is Erected by the Society of Colonial Wars
In the State of New Jersey, 1925