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Ringoes in Hunterdon County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Ringoes

 
 
Ringoes Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Alan Edelson, February 14, 2009
1. Ringoes Marker
Inscription. Village named for John Ringo’s tavern, on the Old York Road. Sons of Liberty and Committee of Correspondence met here during the Revolutionary War.
 
Erected by Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraSettlements & SettlersWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the New Jersey, Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission series list.
 
Location. 40° 26.172′ N, 74° 52.318′ W. Marker is in Ringoes, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. It is on John Ringo Road (County Route 579) 0.3 miles south of Rosemont Ringos Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ringoes NJ 08551, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, specifically in Central 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 walking distance of this marker: Steam Era Signal & Switchstand (within shouting distance of this marker); Black River and Western Railroad (within shouting distance of this marker); Academy of Arts & Science (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of St. Andrew's Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Amwell Academy (approx. half a mile away); Servis-Quick Family Cemetery
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(approx. half a mile away); Ringo's Tavern (approx. half a mile away); Landis House (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ringoes.
 
Ringoes Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Alan Edelson, February 14, 2009
2. Ringoes Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,568 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 4, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 10, 2026