Edison National Historic Site

Edison National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table).

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Edison National Historic Site

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / National Historic Sites

Address: Main St & Lakeside Ave
West Orange, NJ 07052
Phone: 973-324-9973;
Fax: 973-736-8496;
Web: www.nps.gov/edis/
Size: 21 acres.
Established: Edison Home National Historic Site designated on December 6, 1955; Edison Laboratory National Monument proclaimed on July 14, 1956; areas combined as Edison National Historic Site on September 5, 1962.
Location: In West Orange, New Jersey, 2 miles west of the Garden State Parkway (Exit 145) and 1/2 mile north of I-280.
Facilities: Rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), museum/exhibit. Entrance fee required.
Activities: Guided tours.
Special Features: Thomas Edison's laboratory and his residence, Glenmont, were home to the inventor from 1887 until 1931. At his "Invention Factory" he developed the phonograph, invented the movie camera and the nickel-iron alkaline storage battery, and was awarded 500 patents. The complex includes his chemistry lab, machine shop, and library.

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