Old Bridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Cedar Grove School

Circa 1885

— Thomas Warne Museum —

Cedar Grove School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard Pucciarelli

1. Cedar Grove School Marker

Inscription. This surviving one room schoolhouse is built on the original one thousand acre property of Thomas Warne, one of the 24 proprietors of East Jersey. Several generations of the Warne family taught at the Cedar Grove School. This location has been a school site since 1851. Two other school buildings existed on this site at different times but were moved to other locations. The present building, a wooden structure, was erected in 1885. It was originally clapboard and the wooden shingles on the building today were added in the early 1800s. Originally there were three windows on the east side of the building and three on the west side. The original building had a little porch, and early in the 20th century a roof added over the interior of the building. It has its original wainscoting, slate blackboards and heating stove. There is a platform for the teacher’s desk. Electricity was put in the building in the late 1920s. The school was closed in 1948. The enrollment of the Cedar Grove School was between 20 and 30 pupils through the years. In 1897 through the efforts of the Middlesex County Superintendent of Schools, teachers, and students, a USA flag was furnished for all schools.

This marker is a gift from the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders

Erected 2019

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 40° 24.491′ N, 74° 16.23′ W. Marker is in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. It is on County Route 516, on the right when traveling west. The Thomas Warne Museum/Cedar Grove School is across from Old Bridge High School on County Route 516 at the traffic light. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4216 County Rd 516, Matawan NJ 07747, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s Central Jersey,

in Greater Princeton,

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: Signal Hill (approx. one mile away); Head Of Navigation (approx. 1.1 miles away); Baptist Churchyard (approx. 1.3 miles away); Methodist Episcopal Churchyard (approx. 1.4 miles away); Mt. Pleasant Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Hawkins House (approx. 2 miles away); Philip Morin Freneau (approx. 2.2 miles away); Poet’s Grave (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Old Bridge Township.

Cedar Grove School and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard Pucciarelli

2. Cedar Grove School and Marker

The schoolhouse is now houses the Thomas Warne Historical Museum.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2024, by Richard Pucciarelli of Matawan, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 325 times since then and 39 times this year. Last updated on October 12, 2024, by Richard Pucciarelli of Matawan, New Jersey. Photos: 1. submitted on October 11, 2024, by Richard Pucciarelli of Matawan, New Jersey. 2. submitted on October 10, 2024, by Richard Pucciarelli of Matawan, New Jersey. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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