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

John Dods Tavern

Circa 1770

Photographed by David Ross, April 29, 2011

1. John Dods Tavern Marker

Inscription. The tavern, noted by Washington in correspondence to his officers, was a popular stop for Continental troops enroute to West Point from Morristown.

Erected 1977 by Morris County Heritage Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 40° 55.37′ N, 74° 18.264′ W. Marker is in Lincoln Park, New Jersey, in Morris County. It is on Chapel Hill Road 0.1 miles west of Route 202, on the right. During the revolutionary war, the Morris Canal passed right by the tavern providing it easy access. The building is currently being used as a professional office for the dentistry practice of Jeff Falduto. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8 Chapel Hill Road, Lincoln Park NJ 07035, 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

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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: Morris Canal (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named Morris Canal (approx. 1.8 miles away); Historic Newark-Pompton Turnpike (approx. 1.9 miles away); Welcome to Morris County, NJ (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Morris Canal (approx. 1.9 miles away); Nicholas Vreeland Outkitchen (approx. 2.1 miles away); Demarest House (approx. 2.3 miles away); Encampments #3 & #14 (approx. 2.4 miles away).

John Dods Tavern Marker and Chapel Hill Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Ross, April 29, 2011

2. John Dods Tavern Marker and Chapel Hill Road

John Dods Tavern image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Ross, April 29, 2011

3. John Dods Tavern

Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2011, by David Ross of Pequannock, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,936 times since then and 83 times this year. Last updated on February 18, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 29, 2011, by David Ross of Pequannock, New Jersey. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.