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Kinnelon in Morris County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Great Charlotteburg Furnace Tract

1765

 
 
Great Charlotteburg Furnace Tract Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jordan Romano
1. Great Charlotteburg Furnace Tract Marker
Inscription. In this area, Peter Hasenclever built iron works for the “American Company.” Operation of furnace and three forges later managed by John-Jacob Faesch and Robert Erskine.
 
Erected 1978 by Morris County Heritage Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraIndustry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the New Jersey, Morris County Heritage Commission series list.
 
Location. 41° 0.852′ N, 74° 23.423′ W. Marker has been reported damaged. Marker is in Kinnelon, New Jersey, in Morris County. It is at the intersection of Paterson Hamburg Turnpike (New Jersey Route 23) and Northgate Road, on the right when traveling south on Paterson Hamburg Turnpike. Marker is in the southbound lane of Route 23. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Butler NJ 07405, 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 3 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: The Butternut Tree (approx. 1.8 miles away); Morris County (approx. 2½ miles away); Butler Railroad Station (approx. 2.6 miles away); American Hard Rubber Company (approx. 2.8 miles away); Park Place Veterans Park
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(approx. 2.8 miles away); Butler Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Korean War (approx. 2.8 miles away); September 11, 2001 (approx. 2.8 miles away).
 
Also see . . .  Kinnelon, New Jersey Revolutionary War Sites: Great Charlotteburg Furnace Tract. (Submitted on September 15, 2020, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York.)
 
Great Charlotteburg Furnace Tract Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 25, 2009
2. Great Charlotteburg Furnace Tract Marker
Marker on Route 23 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 25, 2009
3. Marker on Route 23
Great Charlotteburg Furnace Tract Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 25, 2009
4. Great Charlotteburg Furnace Tract Marker
Great Charlotteburg Furnace Tract Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Raymond Siwek, June 19, 2020
5. Great Charlotteburg Furnace Tract Marker
Great Charlotteburg Furnace Tract Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Raymond Siwek, September 9, 2024
6. Great Charlotteburg Furnace Tract Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2009. This page has been viewed 1,584 times since then and 36 times this year. Last updated on September 12, 2020, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. Photos:   1. submitted on September 12, 2020, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York.   2, 3, 4. submitted on July 26, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   5. submitted on October 3, 2020, by Raymond Siwek of Morristown, New Jersey.   6. submitted on September 9, 2024, by Raymond Siwek of Morristown, New Jersey. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 10, 2026