Wantage Township near Sussex in Sussex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Goldsmith Maid

Queen of the Trotters

Photographed By Cheryl (Rome) Thom, September 29, 2009

1. Goldsmith Maid Marker

Inscription. Here in the Clove in 1857 a filly of Hambletonian lineage was foaled on the farm of John B. Decker. When fully grown, a bay standardbred mare 15 hands, she was bought by Alden Goldsmith of Washingtonville, NY and won her first harness race at Goshen on September 7, 1865. Trained and driven by Budd Doble, Goldsmith Maid won 95 of 121 races from Boston to Sacramento. Best time 2:14 made at Boston in 1874. Estimated earnings $364,200, a record until the 1940's. The Maid won her last race at age 20 and died at Henry N. Smith's Fashion Stud Farm, Trenton, NJ on September 23, 1885

Erected 2009 by Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and Sussex County Historical Marker Committee.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Sports. In addition, it is included in the New Jersey, Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1812.

Location. 41° 16.247′ N, 74° 37.585′ W. Marker is near Sussex, New Jersey, in Sussex County. It is in Wantage Township. Marker is on Unionville Road (County Road 651). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 51 Unionville Road, Sussex NJ 07461, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. DAR Van Bunschooten Museum

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(approx. ¾ mile away); Old Clove Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); Kilpatrick's Reenactment (approx. 3.1 miles away); Lusscroft (approx. 3.4 miles away); To the South (approx. 3.9 miles away); The Heart of the Park 1923 ~ 1950 (approx. 3.9 miles away); The Inn Transformed 1910 ~ 1923 (approx. 3.9 miles away); To the West (approx. 3.9 miles away).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Markers about Hambletonian.

Photographed By Cheryl (Rome) Thom, April 25, 2010

2. Goldsmith Maid Marker

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Photographed By Cheryl (Rome) Thom, April 25, 2010

3. Kuperus Farm

Photographed By Cheryl (Rome) Thom, April 25, 2010

4. Kuperus Farm

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2010, by Cheryl (Rome) Thom of Newton, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,209 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on July 30, 2019, by Cheryl (Rome) Thom of Newton, New Jersey. Photos: 1. submitted on January 11, 2010, by Cheryl (Rome) Thom of Newton, New Jersey. 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 13, 2010, by Cheryl (Rome) Thom of Newton, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.