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

Rockaway Valley United Methodist Church

Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 20, 2015

1. Rockaway Valley United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. Rockaway Valley
United Methodist Church
1842 Structure typifies 19th century rural church architecture. Originally site of early indian burial ground and community schoolhouse. Stained glass windows, recognizing Boonton Township settlers and cupola installed 1900.
Morris County Heritage Commission
National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places

Erected by Morris County Heritage Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 40° 55.705′ N, 74° 26.194′ W. Marker is near Boonton, New Jersey, in Morris County. It is in Boonton Township. It is at the intersection of Valley Road and Birchwood Lane, on the right when traveling west on Valley Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 48 Valley Road, Boonton NJ 07005, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dixon Homestead (approx. 0.3 miles away); Adam Miller House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Boonton Township 9/11 Memorial (approx. half a mile away); General James H. Doolittle (approx. half a mile away); Boonton Township Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); Morris Canal (approx. 0.9 miles away); Morris Canal Plane 7 East (approx. 2 miles away); Boonton Historic District (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boonton.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 20, 2015

2. Rockaway Valley United Methodist Church Marker

Rockaway Valley United Methodist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 20, 2015

3. Rockaway Valley United Methodist Church and Marker

Rockaway Valley United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 20, 2015

4. Rockaway Valley United Methodist Church

Marker in Front of the Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 20, 2015

5. Marker in Front of the Church

Rockaway Valley
District School
1809-c.1840

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 759 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 25, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.