On Main Street (U.S. 136) east of South 17th Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Basking Ridge Oak stands in the churchyard of the Presbyterian Church in the center of Basking Ridge, New Jersey which was settled in 1720. The tree is associated with the stirring events of the American Revolution. In 1776 General Charles Lee . . . — — Map (db m188196) HM
Near Grant Street just east of South 17th Street, on the left when traveling east.
George Rodgers Clark (1752-1818) was an American frontiersman and Revolutionary War leader. One of his other ventures was to try to make “coffee” from the seeds of this tree — making seeds available to Thomas Jefferson and other contemporaries. . . . — — Map (db m188197) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 136) just west of South 16th Street, on the right when traveling east.
[north side] This Continental Flight 11 tragedy occurred in Putnam County on May 22, 1962, and changed America’s air travel forever. The Hopes and Dreams of the families of the Passengers and Crew were destroyed. Dedicated on May 22, 2010, . . . — — Map (db m188199) HM
Near South 17th Street just north of Grant Street, on the left when traveling south.
This American sycamore is grown from one of the small number of seeds carried to the moon and back by Astronaut Stuart Roosa on the February 1971 Apollo 14 flight. The seeds were germinated by a US Forest Service scientist at NASA's manned space . . . — — Map (db m188195) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 136) just east of South 17th Street, on the right when traveling east.
[side 1] Judicial seat of Putnam County since 1853, Unionville lies 1070 feet above sea level in a scenic region of wooded hills and rolling prairies. Unionville, first named Harmony, was the fifth site to be designated county . . . — — Map (db m179724) HM
Near South 17th Street just south of Main Street (U.S. 136), on the left when traveling south.
Many believe that Johnny Appleseed is a fictional character, but he was real — John Chapman (1775-1845). He belonged to a mystical Swedish Religion and when his wife died at an early age he took that as a sign from God that he should spend the rest . . . — — Map (db m216956) HM
