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

Inscription. At this location on Sunday, Nov. 9, 1873
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: Churches & Religion • Railroads & Streetcars. 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. Marker 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. American Delaying Action (approx. 0.3 miles away); Battle of Springfield (approx. 0.4 miles away); Washington Rock (approx. 0.4 miles 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); Asher Brown Durand (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millburn.

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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 operated by the M & E at the time of the meeting, not the DL & W.

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

2. First Meeting of the Wyoming Presbyterian Church Marker

Location of the First Meeting of the Wyoming Presbyterian Church Marker image. Click for full size.

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 140 times since then and 23 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.