Rockaway in Morris County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Rockaway Presbyterian Church
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 12, 2011
1. Rockaway Presbyterian Church Marker
1758. During struggle for
Independence, church furnished
leadership and public forum
for patriots. Burying place of
General William Winds. Present
church built 1832.
Erected 1978 by Morris County Heritage Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the New Jersey, Morris County Heritage Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1758.
Location. 40° 54.18′ N, 74° 30.771′ W. Marker is in Rockaway, New Jersey, in Morris County. It is at the intersection of Church Street and Academy Street, on the right when traveling south on Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 35 Church Street, Rockaway NJ 07866, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rockaway Civil War Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rockaway World War Memorial (about 300 feet away); Morris Canal Stone Culvert (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rockaway Water Power (approx. 0.2 miles away); Stephen Jackson House (approx. Ό mile away); Rockaway Loop
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 12, 2011
2. Rockaway Presbyterian Church Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 12, 2011
3. Marker on Church Street
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 12, 2011
4. Rockaway Presbyterian Church
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 12, 2011
5. Grave of Brig. Gen. William Winds
The cemetery behind the Rockaway Presbyterian Church contains the graves of veterans of most of America's wars. Among these, as stated on the marker, is Gen. William Winds.
William Winds
Brig Gen
NJ Militia
Revolutionary War
1727 1789
William Winds
Brig Gen
NJ Militia
Revolutionary War
1727 1789
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 12, 2011
6. Revolutionary War Veterans Graves
The graves of Pvt. Zenas Conger and Pvt. David Conger, both of the NJ Militia, are found in the Presbyterian Church cemetery in Rockaway.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,585 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 12, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
