Near Christopher Columbus Highway (Interstate 80) 7 miles west of U.S. 206, on the right when traveling west.
This Interstate roadway which stretches from coast to coast has been named in New Jersey in honor of the "Great Explorer" and the outstanding contributions of the Italian Americans to the development of New Jersey and the nation. — — Map (db m231654) HM
On Still Valley Road north of Municipal Drive (County Route 636), on the left when traveling north.
Pohatcong was first settled in the early 1700s by pioneers of European descent. The rich land for farming & the waterpower to drive their early industries such as gristmills, sawmills & iron forges attracted them.
Pohatcong is a Lenape word . . . — — Map (db m233969) HM
On 1st Avenue at Somerset Street, on the left when traveling north on 1st Avenue.
In honored memory of her brave sons and daughters who at the call of their country served the cause of humanity in the Korean Conflict — — Map (db m157185) WM
On 1st Avenue at Somerset Street, on the left when traveling north on 1st Avenue.
In honored memory of her brave sons and daughters who at the call of their country served the cause of humanity in the Vietnam Conflict. — — Map (db m157188) WM
On 1st Avenue at Somerset Street, on the left when traveling north on 1st Avenue.
Erected by the citizens of Alpha in honored memory of her brave sons who served at the call of their country served the cause of humanity in the World War.
Dedicated Sept. 6, 1987
★ Pangotti, Nazzareno
★ Montasi, . . . — — Map (db m157184) WM
On 1st Avenue at Somerset Street, on the left when traveling north on 1st Avenue.
Dedicated to the men and women of Alpha who served our country in World War II and in memory of those who made the Supreme Sacrifice — — Map (db m157187) WM
On Main Street at Maple Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Built by Rev. War Colonel, Judge & Friend of Asbury. Wm. McCullough. Barn was early Methodist meeting place. Later owned by Thom. McElrath, co-owner of Greeley's Tribune. — — Map (db m70055) HM
On Main Street north of Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
The Methodist Church of Asbury, New Jersey, by official action of the Northern New Jersey annual Conference of the Methodist Church, is designated a Methodist Historic Site in recognition of the participation of Bishop Francis Asbury in . . . — — Map (db m27676) HM
On Asbury - West Portal Road at Maple Ave, on the left when traveling west on Asbury - West Portal Road.
Nearly 13,000 years ago, groups of hunter-gatherers entered the Musconetcong Valley. Near this location is one of the most intensively revisited encampments of these early Native Americans or Paleoindians, ever documented in New Jersey. Thousands of . . . — — Map (db m68139) HM
On Greenwich Street, 0.1 miles north of 5th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Major Robert Hoops had a store and mill here in the 1770's. "Mercer" became Belvidere in 1791. It became a river trade center in the 1800's and finally the county seat in 1825. — — Map (db m26105) HM
On 2nd Street east of Mansfield Street, on the left when traveling west.
In 1824 Garret Wall presented the land which ... "is always to be kept and continued open as a public square, walk, promenade for the free common and uninterrupted use of the County of Warren forever." — — Map (db m30525) HM
On 2nd Street east of Mansfield Street, on the right when traveling west.
Built in 1826. Location of early sensational trials and public hangings. Its present colonial appearance retained in 1959-1960 restoration. — — Map (db m30524) HM
On Wall Street, on the right when traveling north.
This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
Belvidere Historic District — — Map (db m58412) HM
Combat Wounded Veterans
Military Order of the Purple Heart
1782 - 1932
Dedicated to all recipients of the Purple Heart, those wounded during our nation's wars and conflicts.
My stone is red for the blood they shed, the medal I bear . . . — — Map (db m30523) HM
On Mansfield Street at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on Mansfield Street.
[ Center Marker: ]
We, The Citizens of Warren County, dedicate this monument on the eleventh day of November, nineteen hundred and ninety eight, to the Veterans of Warren County who have made the ultimate sacrifice, thus preserving for . . . — — Map (db m81106) WM
The Old Academy and Old Mill, Clinton, Locke, and Ivy Halls, and The Insley Hall Addition have been placed on The National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m150377) HM
On Main Street, 0.1 miles east of New Jersey Route 94, on the right when traveling east.
For close to 120 years, this location served as the home to the famed Blairstown Hotel. During the late 1830s, George Van Scoten saw the need for accommodations for those traveling through town and weary from their travel by foot or horse. At the . . . — — Map (db m150373) HM
On Main Street near Blair Place, on the right when traveling west.
Blairstown had a doctor but no place in town to purchase prescriptions on a regular basis. In 1872, Daniel Shoemaker, a druggist from Belvidere, started supplying the needs of the people for medical supplies on an irregular basis and in 1876 moved . . . — — Map (db m97776) HM
On Main Street at Bridge Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
This center-hall Colonial, constructed circa 1850, was the home of Dr. John Couse Johnson and his family. Dr. Johnson was born on October 21, 1828, in Wantage Township, New Jersey. He received his degree in 1850 at the New York College of . . . — — Map (db m97736) HM
On Old Academy Drive just north of Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1811, the Methodist Society was formed in Blairstown. In 1838, John I. Blair donated the land on which this First Methodist Episcopal Church stood. The church was a plain stone structure, with Gothic windows and two front doors that opened into . . . — — Map (db m150374) HM
On Main Street at Bridge Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
In March of 1839, the citizens of Blairstown (then Gravel Hill) and vicinity convened for the purpose of electing trustees of a Presbyterian church. John I. Blair was made chairman and Dr. John Albright secretary. Prior to this meeting, the . . . — — Map (db m97733) HM
On Main Street at Blair Place, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Early history describes this building as a single structure, which when researched proves to not be entirely accurate. The structure is comprised of two separate entities joined together circa 1889. The first of these, the small rear two-story . . . — — Map (db m97737) HM
Home to the Scribner Library and a memorial to the Blair Alumni who died in service to their country. Renovated and then rededicated on June 13, 1998 as the Timken Library. — — Map (db m150378) HM WM
On Old Academy Drive north of Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Until 1848, the children in and around Blairstown attended classes in two locations: in a wood frame schoolhouse that was located near the Presbyterian church and, by 1822, in a brick schoolhouse that was built on the south side of the Paulins . . . — — Map (db m150376) HM
On Main Street near Old Academy Drive, on the right when traveling west.
The year 1913 was another special one for Blairstown as it witnessed the opening of a theatre. On April 2,1913 Robert Roy and Raymond Smith opened a community hall and theatre named Roy's Hall. The first floor was utilized for dances and similar . . . — — Map (db m97777) HM
On Main Street at Bridge Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Built prior to 1819, the residence before you is recognized to be the oldest homestead in the village of Blairstown. The longest continuous residents of this place were the Simeon Cooke family who lived here from the mid 1850s until 1927. Mr. Cooke . . . — — Map (db m208628) HM
Built in 1818 by William Hankinson the mill is a stone replacement for the Smith's Mills, a grist and a saw mill, built by Benjamin Smith, ca. 1760. Smith's Mills was also the first name of the Village. When Hankinson erected the stone mill traces . . . — — Map (db m97738) HM
On Main Street near Blair Place, on the left when traveling west.
This building was first known as the Bunnell building, built in the early-to-mid 1870s serving as a confectionery, ice cream and variety shop during most of its years. By 1877, Leslie Bunnell sold his business of dispensing fine French chocolates, . . . — — Map (db m97740) HM
On Main Street at Blair Place, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
For many years the people in and around what was to become Blairstown relied on streams, springs, and hand dug wells as a source of water. That was all going to change. With an ever increasing population of people, cattle, and other domestic stock, . . . — — Map (db m97775) HM
On Riegelsville - Warren Glen Road (County Route 519) just north of Milford-Warren Glen Road, on the right when traveling south.
The original inhabitants of the Lower Musconetcong Valley were the Leni Lenape, who arrived here about 10 thousand years ago.
Their campsites & farms dotted the valley and they annually burned off the meadow to maintain grasslands for . . . — — Map (db m64186) HM
Named for the first settler, Jacob Carpenter who emigrated from Switzerland about 1748. A ferry was operated between here and Raubsville, PA. By the mid 1700's there was a gristmill here and a general store through the 1800's.
In 1854, . . . — — Map (db m17019) HM
On Interstate 80, on the right when traveling north.
The open spandrel design pushed reinforced concrete arches beyond the known limit when built. An engineering feat, the railroad alignment rises and falls 11 feet over 28.45 miles. — — Map (db m103910) HM
Hike to the top of Mount Tammy for a bird’s eye view of the spectacular Delaware Water Gap. Throughout this national park you can hike and bike on marked trails, fish the calm flowing river and cascading streams, paddle the scenic Delaware River, or . . . — — Map (db m86974) HM
On Valley Street, 0.5 miles north of Knowlton Road (County Route 616), on the right when traveling north.
Listed on the State & National Registers of Historical Places 2004
John I. Blair founded Delaware Village in the 1850's as a station on the newly built Warren Railroad in a rural neighborhood first settled circa 1740. While the station was . . . — — Map (db m26115) HM
On Mt. Joy Road at Musconetcong Street, on the right when traveling north on Mt. Joy Road.
Finesville began as Chelsea Forge, ca 1751, a charcoal - iron forge on the Musconetcong River.
Philip and John Fine, brothers of German descent purchased the forge in the late 1700's, built a dam, and soon after built an oil mill, gristmill . . . — — Map (db m17885) HM
On Regelsville - Warren Glen Road, on the left when traveling north.
Patriot Edward Hunt settled here on his father's 600 acres of land prior to 1772.
In 1778, 60 cavalry horses belonging to the Continental Army were wintered here and "returned in spring in excellent condition".
Before the revolution, . . . — — Map (db m17887) HM
On Reiglesville - Warren Glen Road, on the left when traveling north.
In 1793, Benjamin Seigle, a captain of the militia during the revolution purchased land here & built a home & a pottery, and produced items of red clay known as Seigleware.
The Seigles built a gristmill, clovermill & blacksmith shop. They owned . . . — — Map (db m17884) HM
On Washington Avenue (New Jersey Route 57 at milepost 3), on the right when traveling east.
New Jersey's first concrete highway was built in Franklin Township in 1912 with cement manufactured at Thomas A. Edison's Portland Cement Company in New Village. — — Map (db m33642) HM
On New Jersey Route 57, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
Franklin Township is the proud home of the first concrete highway in New Jersey, and one of the first in America. It was made in 1912 from Edison Portland Cement manufactured in New Village, New Jersey. — — Map (db m220737) HM
On New Jersey Route 57 east of Richline Hill Road, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
NJ's first concrete highway built in Franklin Township, 1912 with cement manufactured at Thomas A. Edison's Portland Cement Company in New Village. — — Map (db m220736) HM
On Greenwich Church Road, on the right when traveling north.
Born in County Tyrone, Ireland in 1733.
His Scotch-Irish parents brought family here to Greenwich Township in 1747.
Never married and died in Hunterdon Co., Nov. 4, 1796 and buried in this churchyard.
Always a Soldier, from Private to . . . — — Map (db m167187) HM
On Greenwich Church Road, on the right when traveling north.
In Memory of
All American Veterans
This memorial honors all American Veterans who, although separated by generations, shared a common, undeniable goal - to valiantly protect our Country's Freedoms.
The memories of these American . . . — — Map (db m34322) HM
On Greenwich Church Road, on the right when traveling north.
This tablet is dedicated
to the memory of
the Revolutionary Patriots
buried in
Old Greenwich Cemetery
——————————
[Column One]
Joseph Beavers •
Spencer Carter • . . . — — Map (db m19465) HM
On New Jersey Route 57, 0.1 miles east of Airport Road, on the right when traveling west.
Early farming, milling, manufacturing & trading settlement. Site of Revolutionary War march and encampment, 1777.
New Jersey & National Registers of Historic Sites designation achieved in 1990. — — Map (db m33258) HM
On Main Street (New Jersey Route 46) at Willow Grove Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
< Front of Monument : > “Remember you are Jerseymen” General Nathan Kimball, Dec 12, 1862 Eastern Campaigns Bull Run Peninsula Second Bull Run Antietam Fredricksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg Wildnerness Spotsylvania . . . — — Map (db m33257) HM
On Main Street (New Jersey Route 46) at E Moore Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Dedicated to the men and women of the Hackettstown area who served in the Vietnam War Presented by the Hackettstown Kiwanis Club 1986 — — Map (db m53395) HM
On Main Street (New Jersey Route 46), on the right when traveling east.
Site of the home of Lt. and Mrs. Robert Wilson Gen. and Mrs. George Washington were entertained here in November 1780 and at other times while the armies were encamped at Morristown Site marked in 1964 by Gen. William Maxwell Chapter, D.A.R. . . . — — Map (db m53386) HM
On Main Street (New Jersey Route 46), on the right when traveling west.
Hackettstown, New Jersey Established 1763 Burial place for earlier settlers Revolutionary War patriots and their families Dedicated 1999 Hackettstown Historical Society Marker by Cochran Funeral Home — — Map (db m53391) HM
On Mountain Avenue (New Jersey Route 182) at Water Street, on the left when traveling south on Mountain Avenue.
Sea Wolf
In Memorial
America’s Most Decorated Warrior
John Duncan Bulkeley
Vice Admiral, United States Navy
August 19, 1911 – April 6, 1996
World War II Korea
Schooled in Beattystown
1928 graduate, Hackettstown High School . . . — — Map (db m101971) WM
On County Route 517, 0.2 miles south of Interstate 80, on the right when traveling north.
Rutherfurd Hall, built in 1903, is a National and NJ State Historic Landmark. A sprawling country home, the hall was designed as a grand country manor by famed architect Whitney Warren, who also designed such landmarks as New York's Grand Central . . . — — Map (db m165879) HM
On Johnsonburg Road (County Route 612), on the right when traveling north.
The Lehigh & Hudson River Railroad was the smallest of the anthracite coal railroads that proliferated the Northeast. In 1886, the L&HR built a passenger station at this site. A freight house was added in 1906 to service the busy farmers and is now . . . — — Map (db m165277) HM
On Old Mine Road, on the right when traveling north.
Connecting Esopus (Kingston) on Hudson River with Pahaquarry Copper Mine Length 104 miles – Built about 1650 Pahaquarry Copper Mines Southern end of Old Mine Road Mine opened by Dutch about 1650. Moses Van Campen House – Built 1755 one mile north. . . . — — Map (db m16812) HM
Near Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Interstate 80) north of River Road, on the right when traveling west.
Has been designated a
Registered
Natural Landmark
Under the provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 12, 1935
This site possesses exceptional value
in illustrating the natural
history of the United States
U.S. Department of . . . — — Map (db m190291) HM
Near Brass Castle Road (County Road 624) 0.1 miles south of South Bridgeville Road (County Road 519).
Resolution
On motion by Mrs. Dickey, seconded by Mr. Miller the following resolution was unanimously adopted by the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Warren at a meeting held March 9, 1994.
Resolution honoring the membership of . . . — — Map (db m26679) HM
On Warren Glen - Bloomsbury Road at Shackletown Road, on the right when traveling north on Warren Glen - Bloomsbury Road.
This was once part of the area known as Kennedys, but when the Lehigh Valley Railroad came through in the 1850's, a foundry was built at the foot of Silver Hill to cast the shackle bolts for the coupling-links that were used to fasten the railway . . . — — Map (db m17881) HM
Near Christopher Columbus Highway (Interstate 80), on the right when traveling east.
This Interstate roadway, which stretches from coast to coast, has been named, in New Jersey, in honor of the "Great Explorer" and the outstanding contributions of the Italian Americans to the development of New Jersey and the nation. — — Map (db m231643) HM
On Mt. Bethel Road at Snyder Road, on the right when traveling north on Mt. Bethel Road.
Founded the
Mt. BETHEL METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
in an old log church on this site
FRIDAY MAY 10, 1811.
On Thursday May 9, 1811 Bishop Asbury stayed at Halls Mill (now Asbury) with Col. William McCullough. He preached there in the barn. . . . — — Map (db m18965) HM
Near New Jersey Route 57, 0.5 miles west of Stewartsville Road, on the right when traveling east.
Manufactured the cement for "The Concrete Mile". The first concrete road in the state of New Jersey.
View the top of the cement plant silo through the viewfinder. — — Map (db m57791) HM
Oxford
Industrial Historic
District
Site #14
The brick "L" building was
built in the mid 1800s and
was the third location of
the company store. — — Map (db m20219) HM
On Washington Ave., on the right when traveling north.
The brick church was constructed in 1866 on land deeded to Second Presbyterian Church by the Scranton Family, who were proprietors of Oxford Furnace and among the congregation's founders. Rev,. E. Clarke Cline was the first installed minister on . . . — — Map (db m63553) HM
On Washington Ave. at Cinder Street, on the right when traveling south on Washington Ave..
Built in 1741-42 by Jonathan Robeson in partnership with the Shippen Family on land that would eventually encompass approximately 4,000 acres including iron ore, limestone, wood and water resources utilized by the furnace. It is the oldest remaining . . . — — Map (db m75568) HM
On Washington Avenue near Cinder Street, on the right when traveling south.
Oxford
Industrial Historic
District Site #4
Oxford Furnace #1
Construction started
in 1741, first blast
in 1743, blown out in 1884. — — Map (db m20441) HM
On Belvidere Avenue near Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Built by Joseph and Wm. Shippen, owners of Oxford Furnace. Served as iron company residence for 200 years. A state and national historic site. — — Map (db m20220) HM
On South Main Street (County Road 678) north of Tyndall Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Bluestone slabs comprised the sidewalks of our business district in the 1870's. These are well over 100 years. Cut from the Pennsylvania Slate Belt, they were delivered to the town's "Road Overseer". 1874 maps show "Main Street" was then 60 feet . . . — — Map (db m30514) HM
On South Main Street (New Jersey Route 122) 0.1 miles north of Tyndall Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Originally built of cast iron in the early 1900's, these stairs have served as a major thoroughfare for inhabitants of Phillipsburg for over 90 years. In 2002, funding by the NJDOT and Phillipsburg UEZ enabled the Town . . . — — Map (db m157232) HM
On South Main Street near Elizabeth Street, on the right when traveling south.
William Dale, railroad overseer purchased this land from Bel-Del Railroad in 1861. The original home to rear, overlooked the railroad turntable, so Dale could view his workers. This home has 18 rooms. Later, home and dental office of Dr. Harry . . . — — Map (db m30511) HM
On South Main Street (New Jersey Route 122) 0.1 miles south of Sawmill Street, on the left when traveling north.
Early industry started along Lopatcong Creek between South Main Street and the Delaware River. Water, that was readily available from the creek, powered grist and sawmills. The unused water was returned to the creek which then emptied into the . . . — — Map (db m157211) HM
On South Main Street (New Jersey Route 122) 0.1 miles north of Kent Street, on the left when traveling north.
James Campbell (Camel) was born January 16, 1856. He and his wife, Hanna K. Anderson were married on October 9, 1878 and had eight children; four boys and four girls.
James was a "free" born African American who could both read and write. At . . . — — Map (db m157218) HM
On South Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
Patrolman, #171
Phillipsburg Police Department
For bravery and devotion to duty in sacrificing his own life on November 20th, 1930 while protecting and serving the citizens of Phillipsburg, New Jersey.
Bestowed posthumously and . . . — — Map (db m63110) HM
On South Main Street at Tyndall Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
The town's only brownstone, built in grandeous manner to resemble those of East Side Manhattan. Exotic woods, marble, tile and glass brought back from Stewart's European travels line its interior. The front doors are hand carved cypress from . . . — — Map (db m30513) HM
On S. Main Street near Carpentersville Road, on the right when traveling west.
Lock 10 West was situated on the N.W. side of S. Main St. with the Lopatcong Creek channel paralleling it. This lock had a lift of 9 ft. It's 3 ft. thick stone walls were 120 ft. long and it's chamber was 11 ft. wide.
A canal store operated . . . — — Map (db m30503) HM
On S. Main Street at Carpentersville Road, on the right when traveling west on S. Main Street.
This bridge marks the western limit of Morris Canal property acquired by the state under agreement, November 29th 1922. The canal was chartered December 31st 1824, and opened for business in 1831. Two miles west of this point, at the Delaware River, . . . — — Map (db m30505) HM
On South Main Street (New Jersey Route 122) 0.1 miles north of Kent Street, on the left when traveling north.
The Successful completion of New York's Erie Canal in 1825 demonstrated to the new nation that improved transportation infrastructure was the key to unlocking the country's great wealth of national resources. The discovery of anthracite coal in . . . — — Map (db m157210) HM
On U.S. 22 at North Main Street, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 22.
"Chintewink," Indian village, 1654. Incorporated, 1861. Terminus of Morris Canal, 1832, and Central Railroad of New Jersey, 1852. — — Map (db m157234) HM
On South Main Street at Elizabeth Street, on the left when traveling north on South Main Street.
Maps dated 1654 by a Dutch engineer show an Indian village called "Chinterwink". Phillipsburg was first found on a 1749 map named after Indian Chief Phillip, whose tribe made this rich fising and hunting ground their home.
Phillipsburg was . . . — — Map (db m30509) HM
On South Main Street (County Road 678) near Randall Street, on the right when traveling south.
Constructed as a home for clergy (Rev. Townsend) for the Phillipsburg Presbyterian Church in 1858; a magnificent stone structure then located at "Main and Market Streets". The Manse was sold to attorney John F. Dumont in 1883 and has been used . . . — — Map (db m30519) HM
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