Whitehouse Station in Hunterdon County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Rockaway Valley Railroad 1888
Photographed by Alan Edelson, March 5, 2009
1. Rockaway Valley Railroad 1888 Marker
Erected by Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the New Jersey, Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
Location. 40° 36.944′ N, 74° 46.212′ W. Marker is in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. It is on Main Street just south of Somerset Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Whitehouse Station NJ 08889, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: White House Station (within shouting distance of this marker); "From Here They Served" (approx. half a mile away); Readington Township Veterans Monument (approx. 0.7 miles away); Leake - Stillwell Mills (approx. one mile away); Blue Star Highway (approx. 1½ miles away); Site of Colonel John Mehelm House (approx. 1.7 miles away); Whitehouse Veterans Monument (approx. 2.2 miles away); Potterstown (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Whitehouse Station.
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Photographed by Alan Edelson, March 5, 2009
2. Rockaway Valley Railroad 1888 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,809 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 6, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. 2. submitted on March 9, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
