Plainsboro in Middlesex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School
Photographed By Don Morfe, April 6, 2016
1. J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School Marker
Inscription.
J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School. . Plainsboro community leaders petitioned the State Legislature to grant the community incorporation as an independent township in 1919. This was successfully achieved in May of that year. Plainsboro School, the community’s first four-room schoolhouse, was built and dedicated in 1920. The school later was renamed John Van Buren (J.V.B.) Wicoff School in honor of one of the men who led the effort and who later served as the first mayor of the new township, as well as head of the newly formed Board of Education.
The establishment of a school in a rural community was a mark of success and a desire for the local population to show its support of and interest in the education of the children of the township. In 1976, Plainsboro Township reorganized with its neighbor, West Windsor Township, to become the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District.
This Historic Site Marker is a gift to the people of Plainsboro from the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, 2012.
Plainsboro community leaders petitioned the State Legislature to grant the community incorporation as an independent township in 1919. This was successfully achieved in May of that year. Plainsboro School, the community’s first four-room schoolhouse, was built and dedicated in 1920. The school later was renamed John Van Buren (J.V.B.) Wicoff School in honor of one of the men who led the effort and who later served as the first mayor of the new township, as well as head of the newly formed Board of Education.
The establishment of a school in a rural community was a mark of success and a desire for the local population to show its support of and interest in the education of the children of the township. In 1976, Plainsboro Township reorganized with its neighbor, West Windsor Township, to become the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District.
This Historic Site Marker is a gift to the people of Plainsboro from the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, 2012.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1919.
Location. 40° 20.012′ N, 74° 35.59′ W. Marker is in Plainsboro, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. Marker is on Plainsboro Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Plainsboro NJ 08536, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 511 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on April 12, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
