Whippany in Morris County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Fordville
1857
Photographed by Don Morfe, November 27, 2015
1. Fordville Marker
Inscription.
Fordville. Victorian gravel wall house, located on part of property originally purchased about 1715 by John Ford, early Whippany settler. His direct descendant, Edwin Ford, built present dwelling.
Morris County Heritage Commission, New Jersey Register of Historic Places, National Register of Historic Places
Victorian gravel wall house, located on part of property originally purchased about 1715 by John Ford, early Whippany settler. His direct descendant, Edwin Ford, built present dwelling.
Morris County Heritage Commission, New Jersey Register of Historic Places, National Register of Historic Places
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1715.
Location. 40° 48.282′ N, 74° 25.992′ W. Marker is in Whippany, New Jersey, in Morris County. It is on Old Stone Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30 Fordville Road, Whippany NJ 07981, 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 Colonies.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,195 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 1, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
