This Liberty Pole
Dedicated Thanksgiving day, 1906
Stands on the site
of the original Liberty Pole
erected July 3, 1793.
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Military Park, first known as
“The Training Place,”
was set apart as
the town common in 1669.
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During the Civil War thousands of
men enlisted at the recruiting
tents set up in this park.
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Erected by
Schoolmen’s Club
assisted by the pupils of the Newark Public Schools
Newark Day, November 4, 1918.
Marker is at the intersection of Broad Street and Raymond Blvd, on the left when traveling south on Broad Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
