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Edison National Historic SiteTheme(s): Invention & Innovation | |
Description:
For more than forty years, the laboratory created by Thomas Alva Edison in West Orange, New Jersey, had enormous impact on the lives of millions of people worldwide.
Out of the West Orange laboratories came the motion picture camera, vastly improved phonographs, sound recordings, silent and
sound movies and the nickel-iron alkaline electric storage battery.
Edison National Historic Site provides a unique opportunity to interpret and experience important aspects of America's industrial, social and economic past, and to learn from the legacy of the world's best known inventor.
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Designations:
Edison Home National Historic Site (December 6, 1955)
Edison Laboratory National Monument (July 14, 1956)
Edison National Historic Site (September 5, 1962)
Accessibility:
Visitors using wheelchairs should call the Edison National Historic Site Visitor Center, (973) 736-0550, extension 42, for
arrangements to enter the Laboratory complex. The
Glenmont home is currently not accessible by wheelchair.
Getting Around:
Access at the Laboratory is by walking. Visitors must take their own vehicle, about 1 mile, for the drive to Glenmont.
Activites:
Educational Programs | And more.
Facilities:
Visitor_Centers | Museum Exhibits | Tours & Guided Activities | And more.
Directions to Edison National Historic Site
Plane:
From Newark Airport take New Jersey Turnpike North and then follow directions below. A cab may also be taken for @ $50.00.
Car:
Approaching from the east: from the Garden State Parkway, take exit 145 onto Interstate 280 westbound. From the New Jersey Turnpike, take exit 15-W onto Interstate 280 westbound. Follow Interstate 280 westbound to exit 10. Make right at end of the exit ramp. Go to the end of the street, and make a left onto Main Street. Follow Main Street for about three-fourths of a mile. Parking is on the left.
Approaching from the west: take Interstate 280 eastbound to exit 9. Make a left at the end of the ramp. At the second traffic light, make a left onto Main Street. Follow Main Street for one-half mile. Parking is on the left.
Public Transportation
New Jersey Transit, take bus #21
For information Call 1-800-772-2222
Nearby Parks:
Morristown National Historical Park (20 miles)
Ellis Island National Monument (15 miles)
Statue Of Liberty National Monument (40 miles)
Gateway National Recreation Area (30 miles)
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Contact Information for Edison National Historic Site
Main Street and Lakeside Avenue
West Orange, NJ
07052
Phone: 973-736-0550
Fax: 973-736-8496
Located in West Orange, NJ
For more information on Edison National Historic Site
Information on this page provided by the NPS.
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