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

E.C. Peer & Sons Store

Photographed by Don Morfe, December 8, 2015

1. E.C. Peer & Sons Store Marker

Inscription. 19th Century store on Morris Canal, lock 8 east. Catered to canal boatmen and their families. Property purchased by Samuel Peer in 1852. E.C. Peer served as lock tender 1862-1915.

Erected 1983 by Morris County Heritage Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Morris Canal series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.

Location. 40° 54.201′ N, 74° 27.908′ W. Marker is near Denville, New Jersey, in Morris County. It is in Denville Township. It is on Diamond Spring Road. The building is now occupied by LaCucina Restaurant. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 278 Diamond Spring Road, Denville NJ 07834, 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: Morris Canal (a few steps from this marker); The Diamond Spring (approx. 0.2 miles away); Peter Cook House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Job Allen Iron Works (approx. 0.8 miles away); Denville Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Kitchel Homestead (approx. 1½ miles away); Mountain Lakes World War II Memorial

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(approx. 1.6 miles away); Mountain Lakes World War I Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Denville.

Photographed by Don Morfe, December 8, 2015

2. E.C. Peer & Sons Store Marker

E.C. Peer & Sons Store-now LaCucina Restaurant image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, December 8, 2015

3. E.C. Peer & Sons Store-now LaCucina Restaurant

E.C. Peer & Sons Store image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, December 8, 2015

4. E.C. Peer & Sons Store

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,680 times since then and 62 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.