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

Mountain Lakes Railroad Station

1912

Photographed by Don Morfe, December 8, 2015

1. Mountain Lakes Railroad Station Marker

Inscription. Built on property once owned by Hero Bull. Former slave. Cornerstone laid by Belle De Rivera, famed suffragette. Railroad instrumental in development of Mountain Lakes. Station burned in 1915, rebuilt 1919.

Erected 1980 by Morris County Heritage Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Railroads & Streetcars • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 40° 53.128′ N, 74° 26.023′ W. Marker is in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, in Morris County. It is on Midvale Road. The marker is located on the opposite site of the building where the train tracks are. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mountain Lakes NJ 07046, 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: Mountain Lakes World War I Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Mountain Lakes World War II Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Livingston – Benedict House (approx. 1½ miles away); Peter Cook House (approx. 1½ miles away); Morris Canal Plane 7 East (approx. 1.8 miles away); Gone But Not Forgotten (approx. 1.8 miles away); Boonton Civil War Monument

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(approx. 1.8 miles away); Holmes Library (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mountain Lakes.

Mountain Lakes Railroad Station-Opposite side from the train tracks image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, December 8, 2015

2. Mountain Lakes Railroad Station-Opposite side from the train tracks

Mountain Lakes Railroad Station-Entrance by the train tracks image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, December 8, 2015

3. Mountain Lakes Railroad Station-Entrance by the train tracks

Mountain Lakes Railroad Station train tracks image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, December 8, 2015

4. Mountain Lakes Railroad Station train tracks

Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 894 times since then and 205 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 15, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.