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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Essex County, New Jersey

 
Clickable Map of Essex County, New Jersey and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Essex County, NJ (146) Bergen County, NJ (397) Hudson County, NJ (71) Morris County, NJ (367) Passaic County, NJ (126) Union County, NJ (111)  EssexCounty(146) Essex County (146)  BergenCounty(397) Bergen County (397)  HudsonCounty(71) Hudson County (71)  MorrisCounty(367) Morris County (367)  PassaicCounty(126) Passaic County (126)  UnionCounty(111) Union County (111)
Adjacent to Essex County, New Jersey
    Bergen County (397)
    Hudson County (71)
    Morris County (367)
    Passaic County (126)
    Union County (111)
 
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101New Jersey (Essex County), Nutley — John F. Kennedy
On Chestnut Street at Vincent Place, on the left when traveling west on Chestnut Street.
Dedicated to the memory of John F. Kennedy 35th President of the United States who gave his life for his country November 22, 1963 — Map (db m33527) HM
102New Jersey (Essex County), Nutley — Kingsland Manor
On Kingsland Street (New Jersey Route 7) at Lakeside Drive, on the right when traveling east on Kingsland Street.
Site of original land grant in 1668 by King Charles II to Major Nathaniel Kingsland Present Owner L. John Denney June 5, 1947 — Map (db m62506) HM
103New Jersey (Essex County), Nutley — Nutley Revolutionary Soldiers
On N Franklin Avenue at New Street, on the right when traveling north on N Franklin Avenue.
In memory of the Revolutionary Soldiers known to have lived in Nutley. Henry Brown Isaac Brown John J. Brown Manus Brown Samuel Rutan, Sr. Samuel Rutan, Jr. Abraham Speer John Van Riper John Vreeland Michael Vreeland “The pioneers of the . . . — Map (db m33528) HM
104New Jersey (Essex County), Nutley — Vreeland House
On Chestnut Street at Vincent Place, on the right when traveling west on Chestnut Street.
This building constructed about 1702, present home of Woman’s Club, was occupied during the Revolution by British sympathizers; confiscated for that reason, it was acquired by Captain Speer, Patriot soldier. — Map (db m33526) HM
105New Jersey (Essex County), Orange — Anniversary of the Victory at Yorktown
On Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
This tablet is dedicated to the advancement of the peoples of the Earth in the arts of civilization and to the abolishment of war on the 148th Anniversary of the Victory at Yorktown by Essex Chapter, D.A.R. Orange Mountain Chapter, D.A.R. Hannah . . . — Map (db m49221) HM
106New Jersey (Essex County), Orange — Dispatch Rider of the American Revolution
On Main Street (County Route 659) at Scotland Road (County Route 638), on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
This statue was dedicated Friday, June 14th, 1907, centennial of first town meeting of Orange, also the 130th Anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as our national emblem. In memory of the men and women of this community who assisted . . . — Map (db m7789) HM
107New Jersey (Essex County), Orange — Orange Civil War Monument
On Main Street at Prince Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
In honor of our Soldiers and Sailors 1861 - 1865 — Map (db m49224) HM
108New Jersey (Essex County), Orange — Orange Korean Conflict Monument
On Main Street at Windsor Place, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Dedicated to the memory of those from Orange who died in the defense of our country during the Korean conflict 1950 -1953 — Map (db m49223) WM
109New Jersey (Essex County), Orange — Orange Korean War Memorial
On Main Street at Hickory Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
. . . — Map (db m49233) WM
110New Jersey (Essex County), Orange — Orange Vietnam Monument
On Main Street at Windsor Place, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Dedicated to the veterans of Orange who bravely served with honor and distinction during the Vietnam conflict 1958 to 1975 William R. Burton, Jr.   Sgt – AR Anthony De Riggi   SP4 – AR Thomas R. Devlin   SP4 – AR Franklin C. . . . — Map (db m49222) HM
111New Jersey (Essex County), Orange — Orange World War I Memorial
On Main Street at Hickory Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Dedicated in loving and grateful memory of those who sacrificed their lives in the World War 1914 – 1918. Ackerman, Harry T. • Baldwin, Ralph N. • Bauer, William H. • Bennett, John W. • Byrne, Edward M. • Brown, William H. • Coggins, Daniel . . . — Map (db m49231) HM
112New Jersey (Essex County), Orange — Orange World War II Memorial
On Main Street at Hickory Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Dedicated to the sacred memory of the valiant men and women of Orange who made the supreme sacrifice in the defense of their country World War II 1941 – 1946 — Map (db m49232) HM
113New Jersey (Essex County), Orange — 65 — Revolutionary War DeadAmerican Presbyterian and Reformed Historical Site
On Main Street (Route 659) near Scotland Road (Route 638), on the right when traveling east.
. . . — Map (db m122278) HM
114New Jersey (Essex County), Verona — Ancient Native American Trail
Near Bloomfield Avenue east of Gould Street, on the right when traveling west.
Lenni Lenape Indians (Original People) inhabited Verona in colonial times. Area settlers traded with and learned much from these Native Americans who granted land deeds in return for needed supplies. One such trail crossed Bloomfield Avenue nearby . . . — Map (db m46082) HM
115New Jersey (Essex County), Verona — The Bloomfield Avenue School
On Bloomfield Avenue east of Gould Street, on the right when traveling west.
On this site stood the brick Bloomfield Avenue School. Nearby and within the confines of the civic center were the previous two buildings which were removed in 1923 when the municipal center was constructed (the 1851 building was dismantled and its . . . — Map (db m46080) HM
116New Jersey (Essex County), West Caldwell — The Brick Store
On Bloomfield Avenue.
Store site in Horseneck by 1798. Brick structure erected by Nath. Douglass, turnpike promoter with I. Crane, 1819, first Caldwell (Franklin) post office, J. Hudson P.M. A major trading and polling place through 19th C. From 1904, council chamber of . . . — Map (db m94639) HM
117New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — Access GrantedThomas Edison National Historical Park
Near Main Street south of Edisonia Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
As the National Park Service (NPS) enters its second century preserving and protecting the natural and cultural resources of America, a commitment to providing unparalleled access to national parks remains. Before the establishment of the NPS, . . . — Map (db m135991) HM
118New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — Anthony Olef
On Main Street at Park Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
The first permanent settler who came here in 1678 and lived within the present day boundaries of West Orange. His home was located just a short distance from this location in current day Llewellyn Park nearly 177 years before the park was founded. . . . — Map (db m137103) HM
119New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — Black Maria Replica
Near Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
. . . — Map (db m24249) HM
120New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — Blacksmith Shop – Building 7
On Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
A Blacksmith Shop has been a feature of the West Orange laboratory complex since it was built in 1887. The first shop was located in the back of Building 4. It moved to an unknown location in 1900 and burned down in 1911. The current Blacksmith . . . — Map (db m91908) HM
121New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — Chemistry LaboratoryBuilding 2
Near Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1887 this building was one of the best-equipped chemistry laboratories in the world. Within its walls, Thomas Edison and his chemists experimented on everything from phonograph records to rubber. “Grand science, chemistry,” Edison . . . — Map (db m24242) HM
122New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — Edison Cement Slab
On Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
From The first concrete highway in New Jersey Built in 1912 by the State Highway Department — Map (db m91912) HM
123New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — Edison’s Home, GlenmontEdison National Historic Site, NJ
On Honeysuckle Road, on the right when traveling west.
In 1886 Thomas Edison bought Glenmont as a gift for his bride, Mina Miller. After moving in, Edison said that the 23-room Victorian mansion was “a great deal too nice for me, but it isn’t half nice enough for my little wife.” The . . . — Map (db m12011) HM
124New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — Electrical InnovationThomas Edison National Historical Park
Near Main Street south of Edisonia Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
If buses are desirable for intercity traffic, the electric one is the only practicable one. It is noiseless, odorless, and can be stopped and started quicker than the gasoline vehicle, and is also more economic in operations. -Thomas A . . . — Map (db m136093) HM
125New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — GarageEdison National Historic Site, NJ
On Honeysuckle Road, on the left when traveling west.
Built in 1908 with Edison Portland Cement, construction of this garage gave Thomas Edison experience in using concrete as a building material. Although it was built with conventional methods, Edison used the garage to help develop his own technique . . . — Map (db m12039) HM
126New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — GlenmontNational Historic Site
Near Honeysuckle Road, on the left when traveling west.
Home of Thomas Alva Edison from 1886 to his death on October 18, 1931. Here three children were born to him and his wife, Mina. The Library over the entranceway was his ”Thought Laboratory” for many ideas which later took shape at . . . — Map (db m9648) HM
127New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — Greenhouse and Barn
On Honeysuckle Road, on the right when traveling west.
This greenhouse, built in 1909 to replace a smaller one, supplied the Edison household with potted plants and cut flowers year-round. The two-story potting shed, made of Edison Portland Cement, provided work space on the first floor and gardener’s . . . — Map (db m12037) HM
128New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — Japanese Stone Lanterns
Near Park Way, on the right when traveling south.
          In order to express forever the appreciation of the Japanese people of the service done by the late Thomas Alva Edison for the welfare of mankind, we respectfully present herewith a stone lantern as a memorial gift to his tomb.       . . . — Map (db m137105) HM
129New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — Llewellyn ParkEdison National Historic Site, NJ
On Honeysuckle Road, on the right when traveling west.
In 1853 New York merchant Llewellyn S. Haskell hired architect Alexander Jackson Davis to transform an old farmhouse on the eastern slope of Orange Mountain. Impressed with the scenic vistas, Haskell purchased more land and created Llewellyn Park . . . — Map (db m12035) HM
130New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — Llewellyn Park Gatehouse
On Park Avenue at Park Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Park Avenue.
1 Parkway West Orange, New Jersey Designated an Historic Landmark by the West Orange Historic Preservation Commission — Map (db m50150) HM
131New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — Making MoviesEdison National Historic Site, NJ
Near Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1893 the Black Maria became the world’s first building constructed as a motion picture studio. This odd-shaped structure was designed to keep sunlight on the stage while Edison’s film pioneers made kinetoscope films. Although most filming took . . . — Map (db m24179) HM
132New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — Metallurgical LaboratoryBuilding 4
Near Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Metals were vital to Thomas Edison – from iron, copper, and various alloys used in new inventions to gold for plating phonograph record molds. Here in the metallurgical laboratory, workers collected, assayed, and evaluated the metals used for . . . — Map (db m24246) HM
133New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — Mina Miller EdisonWomen's Heritage Trail
On Honeysuckle Road, on the right when traveling west.
Mina Miller Edison was not content simply to be the wife of America's most famous inventor. As a devout Methodist, she firmly believed that each individual possesses the power to make positive change in their community. Her passion for . . . — Map (db m95020) HM
134New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — Pattern ShopBuilding 3
Near Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Within this building carpenters shaped wood models, or patterns. From these wooden pieces, Edison and his employees made the parts for working models, specialized machinery, and other devices. The skilled workers in the Pattern Shop and other shops . . . — Map (db m24243) HM
135New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — Second Commercial Electric Railroad Locomotive
On Main Street at Lakeside Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
The truck of the second commercial electric railroad locomotive, built by Tho’s. A. Edison and operated with freight and passenger cars over three miles of railroad at Menlo Park, N.J. in 1882. — Map (db m24428) HM
136New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — The Black MariaEdison National Historic Site, NJ
On Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
This replica movie studio symbolizes the early motion picture industry. Called the “revolving photograph building” when constructed in 1892-93, the studio was soon nicknamed the “Black Maria” by Edison’s employees - probably . . . — Map (db m24155) HM
137New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — The CourtyardEdison National Historic Site, NJ
Near Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
This open space between the laboratory buildings served many purposes: delivery area, test site, motion picture set, photograph backdrop, greeting area, and parking lot. Activities here changed almost daily. The laboratory buildings surrounding the . . . — Map (db m24181) HM
138New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — The Estate Staff
On Honeysuckle Road, on the left when traveling west.
This laundry yard was often filled with clothes hung out to dry. Inside the house domestic servants cooked, cleaned, and tended to the family’s needs. Mina Edison supervised a staff that included a cook, governess, personal maid, kitchen maid, . . . — Map (db m12040) HM
139New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — The Laboratory ComplexEdison National Historic Site, NJ
On Main Street at Lakeside Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Building 5, the largest of the laboratory buildings, extends 250 feet along Lakeside Avenue. Henry Hudson Holly, architect of Thomas Edison’s home, planned this single, three-story building. But Holly’s building proved too small for Edison’s plans . . . — Map (db m24156) HM
140New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — The Main GateEdison National Historic Site, NJ
On Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
From 1887 to 1931 Thomas A. Edison, his laboratory employees, and invited guests entered the laboratory complex through this gate and arch. Guards and a tall picket fence (replaced by this chain-link fence in 1917) prevented sightseers and . . . — Map (db m24160) HM
141New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — The Truck of the First Commercial Electric Railroad Locomotive.
On Main Street.
Built by Tho’s Edison and operated with several cars at Menlo Park, N. J. in 1881. — Map (db m94629) HM
142New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — The Truck of the Second Commercial Electric Railroad Locomotive.
On Main Street.
Built by Tho’s A. Edison and operated with freight and passenger cars over three miles of Railroad at Menlo Park, N.J. in 1882 — Map (db m94630) HM
143New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — Thomas A. Edison IndustriesEdison National Historic Site, NJ
On Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Thomas Edison was not just an inventor – he was a businessman running an industrial empire. Around the laboratory, Edison built large factories where thousands of employees mass-produced his inventions for the public. Edison understood the . . . — Map (db m24173) HM
144New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — Thomas Edison StatueThomas Edison National Historical Park
Near Main Street south of Edisonia Terrace, on the left when traveling south.
This statue, sculpted by Ohio artist Alan Cottrill in 2017, is substantially similar to the one displayed in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol. In his right hand, Edison offers his incandescent light bulb (his major achievement); and in his . . . — Map (db m135993) HM
145New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — Thomas Edison’s West Orange Laboratory
Near Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Invention Factory In the fall of 1887, Thomas Edison moved into his new laboratory complex in the town of West Orange, N.J. For the next 44 years Edison directed teams of research assistants in his “Invention Factory” and . . . — Map (db m24252) HM
146New Jersey (Essex County), West Orange — Tory Corner
On Main Street (County Route 659) at Washington Street (County Route 671), on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Here in the 1770’s in this area called Williamstown lived brothers Nathaniel and Benjamin Williams, prosperous farmers and operators of a saw and grist mill. As the Revolution approached, their Loyalist views attracted people of similar sentiments . . . — Map (db m8533) HM

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