Hardyston Township in Sussex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Snufftown - Stockholm

Photographed by Cheryl (Rome) Thom, April 25, 2010

1. Snufftown - Stockholm Marker

Inscription. Settled c.1750. Named from early inhabitants fondness of snuff tobacco or perhaps because "snuff" was a euphemism for liquor. Windham, Stockholm and other important forges produced iron goods. Paterson & Hamburg Turnpike (organized here 1806) brought trade and hotels. New Jersey Midland Railroad (1873) took "Stockholm" (originally a hamlet one mile eastward) for its station name, which gradually replaced "Snufftown". Much of village razed following establishment of Newark's Pequannock Watershed c.1900. Stockholm Methodist Church (1826) is listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places. Stockholm School, later Municipal Building (1882) is another landmark.

Erected 2010 by Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and Sussex County Historic Marker Committee.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Religion & Religious Structures • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the New Jersey, Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1750.

Location. 41° 5.348′ N,

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74° 30.74′ W. Marker is near Hardyston, New Jersey, in Sussex County. It is in Hardyston Township. It is on County Route 515 0.3 miles north of New Jersey Route 23. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stockholm NJ 07460, 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.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oak Ridge World War Monument (approx. 3.2 miles away); Clinton Ironworks (approx. 3.4 miles away); Morris County (approx. 3½ miles away); The Works of the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Company (approx. 3½ miles away); Franklin Furnace (approx. 4.2 miles away); Franklin School (approx. 4.2 miles away); Old Schoolhouse and Firehouse Museum

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 30, 2017

2. Snufftown - Stockholm Marker

(approx. 4.3 miles away); The New Jersey School of Conservation (approx. 4.4 miles away).

Photographed by Cheryl (Rome) Thom, April 25, 2010

3. Snufftown - Stockholm Marker

Stockholm United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cheryl (Rome) Thom, April 25, 2010

4. Stockholm United Methodist Church

Site of Former Hardyston School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cheryl (Rome) Thom, April 25, 2010

5. Site of Former Hardyston School

This building was recently constructed on the site of the former Hardyston School (1882), which later served as the Hardyston Twp. Municipal Bldg. The marker is located in front of this site.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2010, by Cheryl (Rome) Thom of Newton, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,381 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 13, 2010, by Cheryl (Rome) Thom of Newton, New Jersey. 2. submitted on September 30, 2017, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 13, 2010, by Cheryl (Rome) Thom of Newton, New Jersey. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Historical pictures of the Stockholm School/ Municipal Building. • Can you help?