Millburn in Essex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
First Meeting of the Wyoming Presbyterian Church
Photographed by Seva Zaslavsky, February 12, 2022
1. First Meeting of the Wyoming Presbyterian Church Marker
the First Meeting of
the Wyoming Presbyterian Church
was held in the Wyoming Station of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
1974
Erected 1974.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is November 9, 1873.
Location. 40° 43.47′ N, 74° 17.77′ W. Marker is in Millburn, New Jersey, in Essex County. It is at the intersection of Glen Avenue and Wyoming Avenue (County Route 577), on the right when traveling east on Glen Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Millburn NJ 07041, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, in Greater Newark, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: American Delaying Action (approx. 0.3 miles away); Battle of Springfield (approx. 0.4 miles away); Washington Rock (approx. 0.4 miles away); The First Synagogue In Millburn Township (approx. half a mile away); Last British Thrust into New Jersey (approx. 0.7 miles away); Paper Mill Playhouse (approx. 0.7 miles away); Angelo Del Rossi (approx. 0.7 miles away); Baldwin Court (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millburn.
Regarding First Meeting of the Wyoming Presbyterian Church. On the other side of the trees at the back of the clearing run the tracks of the NJ Transit Morristown line which was originally built by the Morris and Essex Railroad in 1837 to connect Newark to Summit. The M & E was merged into the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad in 1945.
The Wyoming train station no longer exists and given that the DL & W acquired the M & E over seventy years after the event described here, it can be argued that the marker is incorrect as the Wyoming Station was
Photographed by Seva Zaslavsky, February 12, 2022
2. First Meeting of the Wyoming Presbyterian Church Marker
The Wyoming Presbyterian Church was built in 1875 and is located two blocks away, at the intersection of Linden Street and Wyoming Avenue.
Photographed by Seva Zaslavsky, February 12, 2022
3. Location of the First Meeting of the Wyoming Presbyterian Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2022, by Seva Zaslavsky of Maplewood, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 401 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 24, 2022, by Seva Zaslavsky of Maplewood, New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
