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

Whippany Burying Yard

1718

— Township of Hanover, New Jersey —

Whippany Burying Yard Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, November 27, 2015

1. Whippany Burying Yard Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Designated a National and a State Historic Place in 2009, the Whippany Burying Yard, established in 1718, was donated to the people of Whippanong by schoolmaster John Richards. The burying yard contains the graves of veterans of the Colonial, Revolutionary, and Civil Wars, as well as World War I. Two of the founders of Morris County are also buried here.

Erected by National Register of Historic Places, New Jersey Register of Historic Places, Township of Hanover Landmark Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1718.

Location. 40° 49.124′ N, 74° 24.319′ W. Marker is in Whippany, New Jersey, in Morris County. Marker is on Mount Pleasant Avenue (NJ 10). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Whippany NJ 07981, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Whipponong Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Tuttle House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Whippany (approx. 0.2 miles away);

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Settlement of Whippanong (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hanover Veterans Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Old Iron Works (approx. 0.4 miles away); 56-Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R.R. (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pennsylvania Railroad Standard Telephone Booth (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Whippany.

Photographed By Don Morfe, November 27, 2015

2. Whippany Burying Yard Marker

Whippany Burying Yard-Samuel Tuttle, Died Oct 19, 1800 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, November 27, 2015

3. Whippany Burying Yard-Samuel Tuttle, Died Oct 19, 1800

Whippany Burying Yard-Silas Tuttle, died Jan 9, 1888 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, November 27, 2015

4. Whippany Burying Yard-Silas Tuttle, died Jan 9, 1888

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 355 times since then and 45 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.