King’s Road

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Laid out in 1681 over a portion

of the trail of the

Lenni Lenape Indians running from

Perth Amboy to Salem.

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Chew’s Landing Road

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Used by the

early New Jersey colonists.

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This stone commemorates

the spirit of humanity and

kindness existing between the

colonists of New Jersey

and the

Unalachtigo Lenape tribe

the original owners

of these lands.

“Not one drop of our blood have you spilled in battle; not an acre of our land have you taken but by our consent.”

From a memorial to the New Jersey Legislature by Chief Shawuskukhkung.

Marker is at the intersection of Kings Highway and Chew’s Landing Road, on the left when traveling south on Kings Highway.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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