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Cross Keys School

 
 
Cross Keys School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 24, 2011
1. Cross Keys School Marker
Inscription.
Built by Lester Gager in 1857
at the corner of Dixontown
Road, the school was moved
here by the township in 1976.
Former students called it
the “Knowledge Box”.

 
Erected by Medford Historic Advisory Board. (Marker Number 62.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.
 
Location. 39° 53.415′ N, 74° 49.596′ W. Marker is in Medford, New Jersey, in Burlington County. It is at the intersection of Mill Street and Enclave Court, on the right when traveling north on Mill Street. Marker is located near Medford Memorial Middle School. 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: Glassworkers’ Homes (approx. Ό mile away); Star Glass Works (approx. Ό mile away); Braddock’s Landing (approx. Ό mile away); The Dr. R. S. Braddock House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Oliphant’s Mill (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Stratton / Braddock House (approx. half a mile away); The William Dyer House (approx. half a mile away); The Owen Stratton House (approx. half a mile 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 25, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 
 
Cross Keys School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 24, 2011
2. Cross Keys School Marker
Marker on Mill Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 24, 2011
3. Marker on Mill Street
Cross Keys School image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 24, 2011
4. Cross Keys School
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,170 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 25, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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Jun. 13, 2026