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Christopher’s Mill

 
 
Christopher’s Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 17, 2011
1. Christopher’s Mill Marker
Inscription.
In 1678, the tract was 40,000
acres. The present 1743 house
was built by the Hewlings
family near the earlier mill.
Signs of an early Indian camp
ground exist across the road.
1847-1997

 
Erected by Medford Historic Advisory Board. (Marker Number 18.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraIndigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1678.
 
Location. 39° 52.729′ N, 74° 51.628′ W. Marker is in Medford, New Jersey, in Burlington County. It is on Tuckerton Road west of Christopher Mill Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Medford NJ 08055, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Jersey and in Greater Philadelphia. 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: Hoot Owl Farm (approx. 0.8 miles away); Decades Ago in Lake Pine (approx. 1.1 miles away); Thomas & Mary Evens House (approx. 1½ miles away); Oliphant’s Mill (approx. 1.7 miles away); Cross Keys School (approx. 2 miles away); Haines/Cochley/Singer House (approx. 2 miles away); Stratton Burying Ground (approx. 2.2 miles away); Braddock’s Landing (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Medford.
 
Also see . . .  Historic Sites in Medford, NJ.
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West Jersey History Project website. (Submitted on July 17, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 
 
Christopher’s Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 17, 2011
2. Christopher’s Mill Marker
Marker in Medford image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 17, 2011
3. Marker in Medford
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 912 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 17, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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Jun. 11, 2026