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

Loantaka School - Spring Valley School

Circa 1852

Photographed by Seva Zaslavsky, May 22, 2022

1. Loantaka School - Spring Valley School Marker

Inscription.
The one room red brick school administered by Chatham Township was erected on property privately owned by Republican Academy. Serving as a Sunday and Elementary school, one teacher taught students age 5-18 from parts of Morris and Chatham Townships. Fees of $4 per child per quarter were charged until the passage of the Free School Act in 1871. Small district schools were abolished in 1894 when school districts were established by municipality. The school closed in 1910.

Erected 2015 by Chatham Township Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education.

Location. 40° 45.231′ N, 74° 26.421′ W. Marker is in Chatham, New Jersey, in Morris County. It is on Loantaka Way west of Shunpike Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 245 Loantaka Way, Chatham NJ 07928, 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.

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Globally, it is in 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gibbons Horse Barn (approx. half a mile away); Loantaka Trail (approx. 0.6 miles away); Greenhouse Industry (approx. one mile away); Boisaubin House (approx. one mile away); Mead Hall (approx. one mile away); Francis Asbury (approx. one mile away); Elias Boudinot House (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Cockrem Farm (approx. 1.1 miles away).

Photographed by Seva Zaslavsky, May 22, 2022

2. Loantaka School - Spring Valley School Marker

1852 School Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Seva Zaslavsky, May 22, 2022

3. 1852 School Building

Now a private residence.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2022, by Seva Zaslavsky of Maplewood, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 839 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 27, 2022, by Seva Zaslavsky of Maplewood, New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.