Morris Township in Morris County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Mountain School

1810

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 22, 2008

1. Mountain School Marker

Inscription.
Oldest schoolhouse still
standing in Morris township.
Addition built in 1899. School
held here continuously from
1810-1914.
Morris County Heritage Commission

Erected 1976 by Morris County Heritage Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the New Jersey, Morris County Heritage Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.

Location. 40° 46.213′ N, 74° 30.474′ W. Marker is in Morris Township, New Jersey, in Morris County. It is on Mt. Kemble Avenue (U.S. 202), on the right when traveling south. Marker is located in Morris township, just north of the border with Harding Township. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Morristown NJ 07960, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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 Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stark’s Brigade (approx. 0.6 miles away); Remembering the Past: Stark’s Brigade Monument circa 1900 (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Stark’s Brigade (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Stark’s Brigade

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); On the line (approx. 0.6 miles away); Iraq War Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Guerin House (approx. 0.9 miles away); The New York Brigade (approx. 1.1 miles away).

Also see . . . Historic Markers/Historic Preservation. Morris County Heritage Commission website entry (Submitted on August 1, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Marker on Mt. Kemble Avenue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 22, 2008

2. Marker on Mt. Kemble Avenue

Morris Township Schoolhouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 22, 2008

3. Morris Township Schoolhouse

Mountain School in Morris Township image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 22, 2008

4. Mountain School in Morris Township

Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,480 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 27, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.