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Milton Allen’s School

 
 
Milton Allen’s School	 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 17, 2011
1. Milton Allen’s School Marker
Inscription. This mid 1800's house was once a private boarding school run by Milton H. Allen. The next year, 1874, it became Medford’s first fully free public school.
 
Erected by Medford Historic Advisory Board. (Marker Number 46.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.
 
Location. 39° 54.074′ N, 74° 49.307′ W. Marker is in Medford, New Jersey, in Burlington County. It is at the intersection of Branch Street and Broad Street, on the left when traveling east on Branch Street. 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 walking distance of this marker: The Stacy Prickett House (within shouting distance of this marker); A Sears Roebuck House (within shouting distance of this marker); Filbert Street School (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Methodist Cemetery (about 400 feet away); The Oldest House on Branch Street (about 400 feet away); The Dr. George Haines House (about 500 feet away); Ely Hall (about 600 feet away); First House on Filbert Street (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Medford.
 
Also see . . .  Historic Sites in Medford, NJ. West Jersey
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History Project website. (Submitted on July 18, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 
 
Milton Allen’s School	 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 17, 2011
2. Milton Allen’s School Marker
Milton Allen’s School image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 17, 2011
3. Milton Allen’s School
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 908 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 18, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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