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

Jesse Van Ness Farm

Photographed by Don Morfe, December 8, 2015

1. Jesse Van Ness Farm Marker

Inscription. This c.1900 farmstead, with barns, chicken coop, privy, and hand-pumped well, was owned by carpenter Jesse Van Ness, whose family farmed this land since 1713. The farmstead is typical of many others that once thrived in Pequannock.

Erected 2005 by Morris County Heritage Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 40° 57.771′ N, 74° 19.006′ W. Marker is in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, in Morris County. It is on Sunset Road. This marker is located in Pequannock Township. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 204 Sunset Road, Pompton Plains NJ 07444, 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: First Reformed Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Mandeville Farm Encampment Site (approx. 1.1 miles away); Giles Mandeville House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Pompton Plains “Brick Schoolhouse” (approx. 1.2 miles away); Newark – Pompton Turnpike (approx. 1.2 miles away); Pompton Plains 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Reaction Motors Development and Test Site (approx. 1½ miles away); Martin Berry House (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pompton Plains.

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Jesse Van Ness Farm Marker with the Residence on the right image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, December 8, 2015

2. Jesse Van Ness Farm Marker with the Residence on the right

Jesse Van Ness Farm Marker with the barn on the left. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, December 8, 2015

3. Jesse Van Ness Farm Marker with the barn on the left.

Jesse Van Ness Farm Residence image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, December 8, 2015

4. Jesse Van Ness Farm Residence

Jesse Van Ness Farm barn and outbuildings image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, December 8, 2015

5. Jesse Van Ness Farm barn and outbuildings

Jesse Van Ness Farm with the chicken coop and privy image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, December 8, 2015

6. Jesse Van Ness Farm with the chicken coop and privy

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,056 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 14, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.