Fredon Township near Newton in Sussex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Yellow Frame Presbyterian Church

American Presbyterian and Reformed Historical Site

Photographed by Cheryl (Rome) Thom, April 25, 2008

1. Yellow Frame Presbyterian Church Marker

The marker commemorates the history of the church and its role in the history of Sussex County.

Inscription. In 1887, bordering "The Great Road" (Rt. 94) where Warren and Sussex Counties meet at an elevation 880 feet, a church and manse were erected as the third location of this Presbyterian congregation, built in the Victorian Queen Anne style by Simeon Cooke of Newton. In 1750 the congregation began in a log church one mile southeast of here. Land was eventually purchased and a second church built in 1786 on this ridge between two valleys. In 1889 this yellow church was incorporated in Sussex County under its present name.

Erected 2008 by Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and Sussex County Historic Marker Committee. (Marker Number 361.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the American Presbyterian and Reformed Historic Sites, and the New Jersey, Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.

Location. 40° 59.737′ N, 74° 51.594′ W. Marker is near Newton, New Jersey, in Sussex County. It is in Fredon Township. It is on Yellow Frame Road near New Jersey Route 94. Located just off Route 94 North at the border of Sussex

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and Warren Counties; marker is located on the lawn of the church grounds. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newton NJ 07860, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Jersey

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dark Moon Archaeological Site (approx. 1.4 miles away); Logg Gaol (approx. 2.4 miles away); Johnsonburg (approx. 2½ miles away); Greendell Station (approx. 2½ miles away); Casper Shafer (approx. 2.8 miles away); Famous Milestone (approx. 3.1 miles away); Fredon (approx. 3½ miles away); Thomas Woolverton's Tavern (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newton.

Regarding Yellow Frame Presbyterian Church. The First Presbyterian Church of Upper Hardwick is one of 445 American Presbyterian and Reformed Historical Sites registered between 1973 and 2003 by the Presbyterian Historical Society (PHS), headquartered in Philadelphia. Approved sites received a metal plaque featuring John Calvin’s seal and the site’s registry number (PHS marker location unknown).

The following text is taken from the Presbyterian Historical Society website:

All that remains of the original First Presbyterian Church of Upper Hardwick is the original cemetery, which straddles Dark Moon Road. Sometime between 1750 and 1763 Presbyterian settlers of northwestern New Jersey built a log church.
Photographed by Cheryl (Rome) Thom, May 28, 2010

2. Yellow Frame Cemetery and Marker
It was the first Presbyterian church in the region. After the Revolutionary War, the area’s mineral wealth led to an expanding population and the need for a new church. The congregation moved to Shaw’s Lane, north of the old site, and in September 1786, dedicated a yellow frame church. The Yellow Frame Presbyterian Church still meets on the same site, although the current building dates to 1887. The cemetery on Dark Moon Road remained in use for nearly fifty years after the congregation moved to the new site.