The Founding of Burlington
West New Jersey Proprietors
To commemorate
The Founding of Burlington
in 1677 and the
Mooring of the ship 'Shield'
near this spot in 1678
This tablet is erected by the Society of
Colonial Wars in the State of New Jersey
on the two hundred and fifieth
anniversary of the founding, 1927
Marker is on Riverbank/West Delaware Avenue 0.1 miles east of Talbot Street, on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
