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

Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility

Photographed by Alan Edelson, March 9, 2011

1. Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility Marker

Inscription. In 1913, the State of New Jersey acquired 747 acres to establish a farm colony to treat the mentally ill. During World War I, inmates from the reformatory at Rahway farmed the property to provide emergency food supplies for the war effort. After the war, the property was used for various purposes, including a labor camp during construction of State Highway 28. Construction of the Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility began in 1926 and the juvenile facility, originally named "Annandale Farms" opened in 1929. Designed as a "farm school", the correctional facility included a dairy farm, orchard and greenhouses where young men gained skills in all aspects of farming.

Erected 2011 by Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Education • War, World I. 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 1913.

Location. 40° 39.057′ N, 74° 51.686′ W. Marker is in Lebanon, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. It is at the intersection of Petticoat Lane and East Main Street, on the right when traveling south on Petticoat Lane. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 31 Petticoat Lane, Lebanon NJ 08833, 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: A different marker also named Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Amesbury Furnace (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lebanon (approx. one mile away); Central Railroad Of New Jersey (approx. one mile away); Annandale Reformed Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Springside Farm (approx. 1.3 miles away); Annandale Historic District (approx. 1.3 miles away); Annandale 9-11 Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lebanon.

Photographed by Alan Edelson, March 9, 2011

2. Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2011, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,475 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 9, 2011, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.