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PIThomas Paine was born in Thetford, England, in 1737 and emigrated to the American colonies in 1774 on the recommendation of Benjamin Franklin. “Common Sense” sold hundreds of thousands of copies in its first year, making it one of the most influential political pamphlets of the era. Paine bought his Bordentown property in 1783, on what is now Farnsworth Avenue, and it became a local point of interest even after the original house was demolished. The current Thomas Paine monument in Bordentown stands near the site associated with his home and is part of a broader local effort to highlight the town’s Revolutionary War history. Paine later continued his radical writing in France and England, including “The Rights of Man,” but New Jersey remains the only American state where he ever owned property. #newjersey #history #explorepage✨ #burlingtoncounty #bordentownnj
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