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

Van Fleet's Corner School

 
 
Van Fleet's Corner School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Alan Edelson, September 13, 2010
1. Van Fleet's Corner School Marker
Inscription. Before 1813 a 16' X 16' schoolhoouse stood here. Rebuilt in 1840, it served until 1872 when a new building which has housed the town's fire company since 1954 was erected on this site.
 
Erected by Hunterdon County Cultural And Heritage Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. 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 1813.
 
Location. 40° 31.496′ N, 74° 47.811′ W. Marker is in Three Bridges, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. It is on River Avenue east of U.S. 202, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Three Bridges NJ 08887, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: South Branch Of The Central R.R. (approx. half a mile away); Stagecoach Stop (approx. half a mile away); Three Bridges (approx. half a mile away); The Province Line (approx. 0.7 miles away); Mattisons Corner (approx. 1.2 miles away); South Branch Historic District (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named South Branch Historic District
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(approx. 1.8 miles away); Poor Farm (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Three Bridges.
 
Van Fleet's Corner School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Alan Edelson, September 13, 2010
2. Van Fleet's Corner School Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2010, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,149 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 13, 2010, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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