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

56-Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R.R.

Whippany Railway Museum

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 27, 2015

1. 56-Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R.R. Marker

Inscription. Sussex Branch Mile Post 56

(Originally located at Andover Junction, NJ) Circa 1905. This mile post is from the DL&W Sussex Branch, which ceased operatons in 1966. “56” indicates the number of miles from Hoboken, NJ. Gift of Bill Jentz

Erected by Whippany Railway Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 40° 49.352′ N, 74° 24.724′ W. Marker is in Whippany, New Jersey, in Morris County. It is on Railroad Plaza. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Railroad Plaza, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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within walking distance of this marker: Pennsylvania Railroad Standard Telephone Booth (within shouting distance of this marker); Pennsylvania Railroad “Watch Box” (within shouting distance of this marker); I Am Steam Locomotive No. 385 (within shouting distance of this marker); Earle Richard Henriquez-Gil, Sr. (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old Iron Works (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hanover Veterans Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Settlement of Whippanong (approx. ¼ mile away); Melville Mill (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Whippany.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 27, 2015

2. 56-Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R.R. Marker

Whippany Railway Museum Rail Cars image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 27, 2015

3. Whippany Railway Museum Rail Cars

Whippany Railway Museum building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 27, 2015

4. Whippany Railway Museum building

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 696 times since then and 44 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.