On Ferry Street at Edison Place, on the right when traveling south on Ferry Street.
In honor of Peter Francisco The Hercules of the American Independence [ Back of Monument ] Erected by the Portugese American community June 27, 1976 — — Map (db m32583) HM
Near 7th Avenue west of Ruggiero Plaza, on the left when traveling west.
Founded in 1891, this parish has been built and sustained through the labor, generosity and faith of Italian immigrants and their descendants. St. Lucy's long was the religious and cultural heart of Newark's "Little Italy", the old 1st Ward. This . . . — — Map (db m45202) HM
On Christopher Columbus Drive south of Bloomfield Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
The Essex County Stephen N. Adubato, Sr. Sports Complex Recognizing the spirit of a 40-year-old organization, The North Ward Center, and the vision of its founder, who built a storefront operation into a community institution. A former . . . — — Map (db m52263) HM
On Broad Street at Camp Street, on the right when traveling south on Broad Street.
Here stood the house of Dr. William Burnet, noted patriot-surgeon. Son, David, was the first president of the Republic of Texas. — — Map (db m159242) HM
On Centre Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Centre Street Bridge Constructed circa 1896, the Centre Street Bridge spanned the Third River. When built, the bridge measured 40 feet in length and 65 feet in width and was distinct for its use of quarry-faced, ashlar brownstone. . . . — — Map (db m141864) HM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Near Mead Street east of Meadowbrook Lane, on the left when traveling east.
In 1889, a group of citizens formed the Meadow Land Society and acquired three large parcels of land to protect them from encroaching industrialization, including what is now Meadowlands Park. The Society purchased a barn and 23 acres from Edwin . . . — — Map (db m238297) HM
On Mead Street at Meadowbrook Lane, on the right when traveling east on Mead Street.
Since 1913, organized baseball has been played at Cameron Field, named for Rev. Lewis Cameron. On October 29, 1929 baseball legends Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig played an exhibition game on Cameron Field. More than 12,000 spectators paid $1 each to . . . — — Map (db m238291) HM
On Mead Street at Meadowbrook Lane, on the left when traveling west on Mead Street.
Built in 1927, the original swimming pool was one of the first municipal swimming pools in the country. The Village outgrew the original pool, and in 1972, a new $400,000 complex was built including an Olympic-sized swimming pool, an intermediate . . . — — Map (db m238293) HM
On Meadowbrook Lane, 0.1 miles north of Mead Street, on the right when traveling north.
In the mid-1800s, William Redmond and his family lived in a large home named "Hillside," located on North Ridgewood Road. He also owned a large parcel of sloping land across the street from his home. At that time, South Orange was primarily a . . . — — Map (db m236494) HM
On Valley Street at Fifth Street, on the right when traveling south on Valley Street.
( inscription around the base )
This Park was Dedicated in 1971 to the Memory of the Villagers, Veterans and Citizens Interred in the South Orange Cemetery 1825 – 1926
497 names are listed of those who were interred in the cemetery . . . — — Map (db m238308) HM
On Mead Street west of Meadowbrook Lane, on the right when traveling east.
In the early 20th century, man-made Meadowland Park Lake attracted young swimmers who wanted to cool off on hot summer days. At that time resident and fishing enthusiast Clarence B. Riker stocked the pond with fish during the summer months so that . . . — — Map (db m236491) HM
On Vose Avenue at Montrose Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Vose Avenue.
Mountain Station was constructed by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad in 1915. The station building and shelter are fine examples of the Renaissance Revival style, which was commonly assimilated into the designs for the station stops . . . — — Map (db m236460) HM
Near SOPAC Way (County Route 510) south of S Orange Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Dedicated to the three South Orange residents who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center in New York. Christopher Colasanti · Christopher Faughnan · Donald Robertson — — Map (db m238617) HM
On North Ridgewood Road at Donlavage Way, on the right when traveling north on North Ridgewood Road.
1950 — 1953
“Bright with names that men remember”
The living tribute and dedication of this amphitheater is extended to those men from our village who died in the Korean Conflict in a united effort to uphold the dignity of man and the . . . — — Map (db m238623) WM
On North Ridgewood Road at Donlavage Way, on the right when traveling north on North Ridgewood Road.
This plaque is dedicated to the heroes from our village who died in operation Iraqi Freedom in an effort to uphold liberty and justice for all mankind.
"A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself." . . . — — Map (db m238621) WM
On North Ridgewood Road at Donlavage Way, on the right when traveling north on North Ridgewood Road.
This plaque is dedicated to the men from our village who died in the Viet Nam War in an effort to bring peace to all mankind.
"The went where duty seemed to call They scarcely asked the reason why; They only knew they could but die, . . . — — Map (db m238619) WM
Near North Ridgewood Road at Donlavage Way (entry to school parking lot).
1941 1945
"Bright with names that men remember"
A living tribute to those men of our
village who died in World War II
This amphitheatre is dedicated by the
grateful citizens of South Orange
Nelson Ahlquest · Robert W. Andrae · . . . — — Map (db m238306) WM
On South Orange Avenue (County Route 510) at Irvington Avenue, in the median on South Orange Avenue.
That we here highly resolve that these men shall not have died in vain. Abraham Lincoln
Chesepeto DeCarlo · Ronald Wood Hoskier · James Kyle · Bernard Joseph Mahon · Joseph Elmslie Miles · Francis Burrett Shepard · George Baldwin McCoy
. . . — — Map (db m236505) WM
On Meadowbrook Lane, 0.1 miles north of Mead Street, on the right when traveling north.
In the 1880s, the Swamp Line, also known as the South Orange & Maplewood Trolley and other names, ran through the Village to Tremont Avenue in Orange, along the east branch of the Rahway River. By November 1897, the line was expanded to Erie RR . . . — — Map (db m238288) HM
On Mead Street just east of North Ridgewood Road, on the right when traveling east.
Tau
Tony Smith (1961-1962). Fabricated 2005. Installed 2008. Black painted steel, 14 ft x 21 ft x 12 ft. Gift of Jane Smith.
TAU is representative of Tony Smith's bold, geometric work from the 1960s. The sculptor often used small . . . — — Map (db m236492) HM
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
On Grove Avenue at Hemlock Drive, on the right when traveling north on Grove Avenue.
Crosch & Ahlborn est. the 1st bronze powder mfg. co. in the western hemisphere in 1873. It extended to this site in 1876. Used for paint, ink, etc. Site of Verona's first grist/sawmill 1790-1876. — — Map (db m190254) HM
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
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
On Pleasant Valley Way (County Route 636) at Galloway Court, on the right when traveling south on Pleasant Valley Way.
Formed in Newark in 1890, the Essex Troop of Cavalry became the 102nd Cavalry in 1921 and purchased a large tract of land between St. Cloud and Livingston. This armory, built on that land, has been the unit's home since 1938.
The 102nd was . . . — — Map (db m166715) HM
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
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
On Washington Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Washington Street.
As a respected member of the local community and the last surviving enslaved person of Essex County, Anthony Thompson's life journey took him from being someone's property to becoming a free man and property owner in West Orange. He was born into . . . — — Map (db m173382) HM
Near Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
This building is a replica of the original “Black Maria”, the world's first motion picture studio.
Dedicated to the memory of Thomas Alva Edison the founder of the motion picture industry. — — Map (db m24249) HM
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
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
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 . . . — — Map (db m12011) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m136093) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m12039) HM
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
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 . . . — — Map (db m12037) HM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 - . . . — — Map (db m24155) HM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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