Walpack Township in Sussex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Wallpack, N.J.
The Delaware River forms the western boundary and the Old Mine Road, supposedly built by Dutch miners before 1664, traverses the township.
Anna Symmes, Mother-in-law of President William Henry Harrison, is buried in the Old Shapanack cemetery.
In 1757 Jonathan Hampton constructed this road through the village to connect Elizabethtown and Morristown with Fort Shapanack for military supplies during the French and Indian and Revolutionary Wars.
Two early ferries, Decker and Rosenkrans, operated between Walpack bend and Pennsylvania.
Wallpack Township is the oldest municipality in Sussex County.
Erected 2007 by Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and Sussex County Historic Marker Committee.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, French and Indian • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #09 William Henry Harrison, and the New Jersey, Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1731.
Location. 41° 9.473′ N, 74° 52.703′ W. Marker is in Walpack Township, New Jersey, in Sussex County. Marker is on Main Street near Walpack Flatbrook Road (Old County Road 615), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Branchville NJ 07826, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bevans, New Jersey (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Village of Bevans (approx. 3.8 miles away); Dingmans Ferry (approx. 4.3 miles away in Pennsylvania); a different marker also named Dingman's Ferry (approx. 4.6 miles away in Pennsylvania); Stokes State Forest (approx. 4.7 miles away); Layton, New Jersey (approx. 4.9 miles away); Roosevelt's Tree Army (approx. 5.8 miles away in Pennsylvania); Woodland Paradise (approx. 5.9 miles away in Pennsylvania).
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