Chatham Township in Morris County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Mount Vernon School
District 78
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 5, 2008
1. Mount Vernon School Marker
Built around 1860 as one room schoolhouse. Served until 1928 as one of four township schools. Renovated as Chatham Township Hall 1959.
Erected 1977 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 1860.
Location. 40° 43.316′ N, 74° 24.22′ W. Marker is in Chatham Township, New Jersey, in Morris County. It is at the intersection of Southern Blvd and Fairmount Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Southern Blvd. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chatham NJ 07928, 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 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Price-Baldwin House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (approx. 0.6 miles away); Chatham Colony Association (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lewis Noe Farmstead (approx. Ύ mile away); Chatham Township WWII Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); New Providence 9-11 Memorial (approx. one mile away); The Academy / Old Borough Hall (approx. one mile away); The Countrys Roll of Honor (approx. 1.1 miles away).
Also see . . . Morris County Heritage Commission. County website entry (Submitted on December 4, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 5, 2008
2. Marker on Southern Blvd
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 5, 2008
3. Mount Vernon School Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 5, 2008
4. Mount Vernon School
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,681 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
