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

Silas Riggs House

Photographed by Don Morfe, December 7, 2015

1. Silas Riggs House Marker

Inscription. Pre-Revolutionary salt box dwelling least altered on the Suckasunny Plains. Built by Captain Silas Riggs, who operated three boats on nearby Morris Canal. Moved to present site 1962

Erected 1976 by New Jersey Register of Historic Places, Morris County Heritage Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Morris Canal series list.

Location. 40° 52.724′ N, 74° 39.148′ W. Marker is in Ledgewood, New Jersey, in Morris County. It is on Main Street. This marker is located in Roxbury Twp. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 217 Main Street, Ledgewood NJ 07852, 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

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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: King House Museum (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Morris Canal "King's Basin" (about 300 feet away); Morris Canal (approx. ¼ mile away); The Morris Canal 1824 – 1924 (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Presbyterian Church at Suckasunny Plains (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Morris Canal (approx. 1.1 miles away); Lake Rogerene (approx. 1.2 miles away); Lake Hopatcong Station (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ledgewood.

Photographed by Don Morfe, December 7, 2015

2. Silas Riggs House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 575 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 10, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.