Union Fields
Union Fields is a park in Gloucester County, Delaware River Region, New Jersey. Union Fields is situated nearby to the hamlet Thorofare, as well as near Leonards.Places of Interest
Highlights include James and Ann Whitall House and Fort Mifflin.
James and Ann Whitall House
Museum
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Red Bank Battlefield is located along the Delaware River in National Park, Gloucester County, New Jersey. It was the location of the Battle of Red Bank in the American Revolutionary War on October 22, 1777. Fort Mercer and its sister, Fort Mifflin in Pennsylvania, defended the river and prevented the British from using it for transportation.
Fort Mifflin
Museum
Fort Mifflin, originally called Fort Island Battery and also known as Mud Island Fort, was commissioned in 1771 and sits on Mud Island on the Delaware River below Philadelphia, Pennsylvania near Philadelphia International Airport. Fort Mifflin is situated 2 miles northwest of Union Fields.
Fort Mercer
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Mercer was an earthen fort on the eastern shores of the Delaware River in New Jersey that was constructed by the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Fort Mercer is situated 1½ miles north of Union Fields.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thorofare and West Deptford Township.
Thorofare
Hamlet
Thorofare is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within West Deptford Township in northwestern Gloucester County, situated in the South Jersey region of the U.S. state of New Jersey.
West Deptford Township
Town
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West Deptford Township is a township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 22,197, an increase of 520 from the 2010 census count of 21,677, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,309 from the 19,368 counted in the 2000 census.
National Park
Village
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
National Park is a borough in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,026, a decrease of 10 from the 2010 census count of 3,036, which in turn reflected a decline of 169 from the 3,205 counted in the 2000 census.
Union Fields
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States of America
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Gloucester County, Delaware River Region, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.8478° or 39° 50′ 52″ northLongitude
-75.1939° or 75° 11′ 38″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87F6RRX4+4COpenStreetMap ID
node 357748699OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
“Union Fields” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Union Fields”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include West Deptford Fields and Field of Dreams Playground.
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