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Millstone Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Indian Mill Stone

 
 
Indian Mill Stone Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sue Ridzy, April 5, 2014
1. Indian Mill Stone Marker
Inscription. Indian mill stone. A remnant of the first American mechanic. Presented to JR.O.U.A.M. No. 110 by Geo. Garretson.
 
Erected by Junior Order of United American Mechanics.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and CommunitiesIndustry & Commerce.
 
Location. 40° 30.229′ N, 74° 35.267′ W. Marker is in Millstone Borough, New Jersey, in Somerset County. It is on North River Street. on the property of Old Millstone Forge Blacksmith Shop & Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hillsborough NJ 08844, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, specifically in Central Jersey, in Greater Princeton, 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: Millstone School House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Second Court House of Somerset County (about 500 feet away); Millstone (approx. 0.3 miles away); William L. Hutcheson Memorial Forest (approx. 1.3 miles away); General Frederick Frelinghuysen Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Blackwells Mills Canal House (approx. 2.1 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); American Revolution Army Encampent (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millstone Borough.
 
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View from North River Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sue Ridzy, April 5, 2014
2. View from North River Street
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2014, by Somerset County Library Staff of Bridgewater, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 672 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on August 8, 2014, by Somerset County Library Staff of Bridgewater, New Jersey. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2014, by Somerset County Library Staff of Bridgewater, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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