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Rocktown in Hunterdon County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Old Rocks Church

 
 
Old Rock Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Alan Edelson, July 30, 2009
1. Old Rock Church Marker
Inscription. Now non-denominational, this church was organized by Methodists in 1774 & built in 1843.
 
Erected by Hunterdon County Cultural And Heritage Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. 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 1774.
 
Location. 40° 23.055′ N, 74° 53.009′ W. Marker is in Rocktown, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. It is on Mt. Airy - Harbourton Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lambertville NJ 08530, 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: Mount Airy (approx. 1.6 miles away); Trenton Road (approx. 2.1 miles away); Hoagland Cemetery (approx. 2.3 miles away); Upper Argillite Alley (approx. 2.4 miles away); The Continental Army (approx. 2.4 miles away); Lambertville (approx. 2½ miles away); Lambertville Music Circus (approx. 2.6 miles away); Linvale Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 2.6 miles away).
 
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Old Rocks Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Alan Edelson, July 30, 2009
2. Old Rocks Church Marker
Old Rocks Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Alan Edelson, July 30, 2009
3. Old Rocks Church Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,759 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 31, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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