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Medford in Burlington County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

The Brace Road School

 
 
The Brace Road School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 24, 2011
1. The Brace Road School Marker
Inscription.
In the 1830’s James Still,
Herbal Doctor of the Pines,
attended here. The
earliest of Medford’s
four rural one-room
schools, it closed in 1918.

 
Erected by Medford Historic Advisory Board. (Marker Number 55.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.
 
Location. 39° 55.063′ N, 74° 50.211′ W. Marker is in Medford, New Jersey, in Burlington County. It is at the intersection of Church Road and Ark Road, on the left when traveling east on Church Road. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Toll House (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Benjamin Wilkins House (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Nail House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Cross Roads (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dr. James Still Office (approx. 0.7 miles away); Dr. Still’s Office (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Thomas Wilkins House (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Albert Kirby House (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Medford.
 
Also see . . .  Historic Sites in Medford, NJ. West Jersey History Project website. (Submitted on July 24, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
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Marker in Medford image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 24, 2011
2. Marker in Medford
The Brace Road School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 24, 2011
3. The Brace Road School Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 704 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 24, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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