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.
Snufftown - Stockholm. . 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 and 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. . This historical marker was erected in 2010 by Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and Sussex County Historic Marker Committee. It is in Hardyston Township in Sussex County New Jersey
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.
Location. 41° 5.348′ N, 74° 30.74′ W. Marker is near Hardyston, New Jersey, in Sussex County. It is in Hardyston Township. Marker 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.
Photographed By Cheryl (Rome) Thom, April 25, 2010
3. Snufftown - Stockholm Marker
Photographed By Cheryl (Rome) Thom, April 25, 2010
4. Stockholm United Methodist Church
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 1,246 times since then and 104 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?