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The Hill Memorial

 
 
The Hill Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 31, 2008
1. The Hill Memorial Marker
Inscription.
The Hill Memorial
Headquarters
of the
Sussex County Historical Society

Built 1916 in Renaissance Revival style by gift of Joshua Hill. Dedicated June 8, 1917. Listed 1985 on State and National Historic Registers as the oldest Museum Building in New Jersey.
 
Erected 1917.
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical date for this entry is June 8, 1932.
 
Location. 41° 3.405′ N, 74° 45.238′ W. Marker is in Newton, New Jersey, in Sussex County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 206) and Church Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newton NJ 07860, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in North Jersey 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
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Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: George Washington Tree (here, next to this marker); Home of Thomas Anderson (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Newton Burial Ground (within shouting distance of this marker); Defenders of the Union (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Moody’s Raids (about 600 feet away); Newton Green (about 600 feet away); Sussex County (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Newton Green (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newton.
 
Also see . . .  The Hill Memorial. Sussex County Historical Society. (Submitted on June 1, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 
 
The Hill Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 31, 2008
2. The Hill Memorial
The marker is located to the right of the front door.
Old Mileage Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 31, 2008
3. Old Mileage Marker
This old mileage post, telling the distance to Hoboken and Jersey City, is on display next to the Hill Memorial building.
George Washington Tree image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 31, 2008
4. George Washington Tree
This tree, planted in memory of George Washington, is located next to the Headquarters building.
Headquarters of the Sussex County Historical Society image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 31, 2008
5. Headquarters of the Sussex County Historical Society
The mileage marker and George Washington Tree can be seen here next to the headquarters building.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,502 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 1, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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