On Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
The first confirmed burial here was 1794 concurrent with the erection of the church. It originally had a section for "colored and strangers" who were eventually honored with a 1999 monument. Today, it is the resting place of founding church members, . . . — — Map (db m83102) HM
On Court Street, on the right when traveling west.
Dedicated to all men and women wounded in all our wars.
My stone is red for the blood they shed.
The medal I bear is my country’s way to show they care.
If I could be seen by all mankind
maybe peace will come in my . . . — — Map (db m20037) WM
On Main Street south of Church Street, on the right when traveling south.
Home to Samuel Hill, who in 1814, with two partners, founded Hill Pottery, which operated at the corner of Main & Mine Streets in Flemington. Hill Pottery was purchased in 1858 by a nephew, Abram Fulper, who then changed the name to Fulper Pottery. . . . — — Map (db m42134) HM
On Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1864 provided Flemington’s second rail line.
Passenger station erected here. A turntable to the west reversed the locomotives. — — Map (db m16687) HM
On Stangl Road near Mine Street, on the right when traveling south.
This building Served as Fulper Pottery Company's factory #2 from 1924 until 1935. The three large kilns in this building are the last known commercial pottery kilns of this type in the State of New Jersey. In 1935 all manufacturing was transferred . . . — — Map (db m16831) HM
On Bonnell Street, on the right when traveling west.
Lenape Chief Tuccamirgan helped early settler John Kase (Case) and his family survive the wilderness. Their respect for each other and the earth inspires all who walk here. — — Map (db m33208) HM
On Barton Hollow Road, on the right when traveling north.
The former estate of Judge George K. Large, who willed it to the public in 1963. The buildings are gone, but the land is now a park and Green Acres area. — — Map (db m21263) HM
On Case Boulevard. near Woodside Lane, on the right when traveling south.
[On Left Side of Marker:]
The Soldier Dog
I was trained to use my eyes to
watch and protect you from harm.
My ears to alert you of impending
danger like an alarm.
My keen sense of smell to detect
an enemy close at bay. . . . — — Map (db m19186) HM
On Clover Hill Road at Amwell Road, on the right when traveling north on Clover Hill Road.
In 1688, George Keith, Surveyor General, established The Boundary of East and West Jersey. Beginning at Little Egg Harbor, The line extended to the South Branch of the Raritan River. Today it remains the boundary between Raritan Township and . . . — — Map (db m31957) HM
On Croton Road (County Road 579) south of Nixon Farm Road, on the right when traveling north.
Established 1764 by Quakers as burial site for non-members of their Society. In mid-1700s, a cemetery for enslaved Africans was sited across the road. By mid-1800s the slaves stones were torn out and the graves plowed over. — — Map (db m208535) HM
On Hardscrabble Hill Road, on the right when traveling west.
An ancient name for this hill on the old road to Frenchtown. It possibly got its name for the difficulty that horses had pulling a wagon to the top of the hill. It was also known as "Grays Hill". — — Map (db m20381) HM
On Sergeantsville - Flemington Road, on the right when traveling south.
Dedicated to the Raritan Twp. Veterans of the Vietnam War.
The best men sow freedom, peace and liberty, for in these the best of man is reaped.
Those that gave the supreme sacrifice:
Fred Zyck Sgt. U.S. Army
Michael Baldwin Sgt. U.S. . . . — — Map (db m20382) HM
On Old Clinton Road, 0.1 miles south of Kiceniuk Road, on the right when traveling south.
In 1729, Joseph King Sr. bought this property, built this "good stone dwelling-house", and a grist/saw mill. Joseph King Jr. owned them until 1768. The mill operated until c.1895 but was dismantled by 1930. — — Map (db m143357) HM
On Sidney Road, on the right when traveling south.
For over 40 years August Knispel, lifelong Franklin resident and farmer, served the Township, Hunterdon County and his dairy profession in positions of leadership. From 1964-97, he sat on Franklin's Township Committee and was Mayor eleven times. In . . . — — Map (db m19537) HM
On Sidney Road (County Road 617) just north of Lower Kingtown Road, on the left when traveling north.
The Capoolong Creek Trail is on the former Pittstown 3.9 mile trail branch of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. This rail line connected Pittstown to the Lehigh Valley main line located at Landsdown. During the 1890s, this important rail line service . . . — — Map (db m33371) HM
On New Jersey Route 12, on the right when traveling west.
Top
Town takes its name from the many French families that followed Paul Henri Mallet-Prevost, a Swiss refugee from the French Revolution who moved here in 1794. Bottom
Called "Sunbeam" in 1759. Later Sherrard's Ferry. Present name for . . . — — Map (db m17079) HM
On Bridge Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Belvidere-Delaware Railroad c.1853.
Later leased to the Penn R. R. System, the line allowed transit of Lehigh & Hudson R. R. passenger trains. — — Map (db m16648) HM
On Harrison Street, on the right when traveling north.
To honor those who fought to preserve our freedoms, the Citizens of Frenchtown dedicate these memorials to our valiant dead. Let us also dedicate them to the living ... and to the promise of the future. — — Map (db m19570) HM
On Bridge Street, on the right when traveling east.
Here, in 1755, stood the first store in Frenchtown, then known as Alexandriaville. In 1869, this building and the house to the left were built in the Italianate style for the merchant Oliver Worman. After Worman failed, in 1877, Hugh Warford bought . . . — — Map (db m63106) HM
On Trenton Ave. (New Jersey Route 29) just south of S. Washington St., on the right when traveling south.
Lenape tribes used this abundant Hunterdon mineral for spearpoints and tools. One of their trade routes followed the River Road (now Rte. 29) southwards toward Sanhican (Trenton). — — Map (db m114648) HM
On Frenchtown - Everittstown Road (County Route 513) 1.3 miles west of Palmyra Corner Road, on the right when traveling south.
In 1778 the Continental Congress moved 4,916 British and German troops captured at Saratoga, south from Boston along today's Route 513, crossing the Delaware at Sherrard's Ferry (Frenchtown). Many escaped along the way but 3,600 reached Virginia, to . . . — — Map (db m46194) HM
On Sanitorium Road, on the right when traveling east.
Originally known as Eveland's Tavern, the community of Glen Gardner was established in the early to mid 1700's. Early settlement relied heavily upon Spruce Run to power mills and the surrounding mountainside to mine ore. The addition of the Central . . . — — Map (db m16667) HM
On Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Named In 1871 For Chair Factory Family Eveland’s Tavern In 1760, It Was Later Known As Sodom, And In 1820, Clarksville, After A Local Merchant. — — Map (db m17409) HM
Hunt family was major benefactor to Glen Gardner. House owned by Dr. A.A. Hunt in late 1700's. House across street built by his son, Dr. T. E. Hunt, in 1853. — — Map (db m17410) HM
On Anthony Road, 0.9 miles east of Hollow Road, on the right when traveling west.
It served as a burial ground from 1844 to 1915. Built by "Stuttering Jake" Swackhammer for the ministry of his uncle, Rev. Lambert Swackhammer, an opponent of slavery and alcohol, its church members over the years were predominantly of the Lutheran . . . — — Map (db m83711) HM
Present building was dedicated in 1871. Three structures preceded it on the site; erected in 1730, 1760, and 1830. Many Continental Army soldiers buried here. — — Map (db m16630) HM
The original 1763 home was here. Commissary-General Charles Stewart feted officers of the Continental Army. House replaced c. 1800 by the imposing stone residence across the road. — — Map (db m71560) HM
On Hamden Road, on the right when traveling north.
In 1759 Phillip and John Grandin acquired 1,000 acres known as the Hamden Tract.
Hamden was home to the Grandin Grist & Fulling-Mills, a Blacksmith Shop, and Abbott's Tavern.
Dr. John Grandin's house was built in 1775 with pitch pine lumber that . . . — — Map (db m132105) HM
On Main Street at Wells Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
This steel recovered from Ground Zero is dedicated to the innocent victims of the attack on our country on September 11, 2001 and to all those who suffered responding to it. — — Map (db m68571) WM
On Railroad Avenue at Main Street, on the left when traveling south on Railroad Avenue.
The meeting place of the NJ Central and DL & W RRs, earlier known as Junction. Extensive RR shops and a huge coal storage yard were sited here. — — Map (db m21189) HM
On Main Street at New Jersey Route 31, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Known for years before 1909 as junction. Central RR of NJ & DL&W railroads met here. Site of extensive machine shops and a huge coal storage facility set up to get nearer the city areas to the east. — — Map (db m16702) HM
On Mountainview Road, on the right when traveling south.
This plaque is a memorial to Sister Mary Miranda C.S.S.F. of the Province of Felician Sisters of Lodi, New Jersey, who came to this Holy Mount to establish a house of prayer for the Fatima Apostolate and to whom is due much of the credit for the . . . — — Map (db m57660) HM
Near Valley Road, on the right when traveling west.
A Lenape village called Pelouesse was identified in 1715 across the Musconetcong River from Hampton, New Jersey. The name of the village, Pelouesse, as pronounced by the colonial Americans, derived from the Lenape words yapei, meaning "on the stream . . . — — Map (db m44337) HM
The nearby Union Ironworks built this house in 1760 as the residence of the superintentent . Enlarged in the 1830s, it was purchased by the State of NJ in the 1960s , when the reservoir was being built. It is now open as a historical museum. — — Map (db m92614) HM
On Perryville Road, on the right when traveling west.
Honoring
the men and women of
Union Township
who served their country during Wold War II
and
in memory of
the following who made the supreme sacrifice
Harold A. Cronce •
Thomas Godown •
Edward F. Greer •
Harry Henry •
John S. . . . — — Map (db m16934) HM
On W Main Street (County Route 513), on the right when traveling south.
Home of Union Forge, maker of early farm equipment,
cannonballs for Continential Army. Factory, later known as Taylor Wharton ceased operations in 1971. — — Map (db m5039) HM
Columbia Trail – A 7-mile Hunterdon County Greenway, from the Borough of High Bridge, north to the Morris County line.
Opened in July of 1876, the High Bridge Branch was a busy railroad owned by the Central Railroad Company of New . . . — — Map (db m36999) HM
On Voorhees Park Main Road, on the right when traveling west.
[Main Marker]:
On October 31, 1933, CCC Company 1268, S.P.-5, arrived at High Bridge, N.J., four years after former Governor Foster M. Voorhees donated his 325 acre farm, known as Hills Acres, to the State of New Jersey to become a park. . . . — — Map (db m16930) HM
The Union Forge Heritage Association welcomes you to Lake Solitude and Taylor Falls
With the depletion of natural resources that provided energy to power the adjacent Iron Works, Lake Solitude was constructed by the Taylor Iron and Steel . . . — — Map (db m37041) HM
On Fairview Avenue (New Jersey Route 513) at Mine road, on the right when traveling north on Fairview Avenue.
In use from
C. 1730 - 1889
Supplied ore for
Solitude (Union) Forge
Ore made into cannonballs
for use of Revolutionary Army
Owned by:
William Allen and Joseph Turner
1742 - 1778
Robert Taylor and Family
1778 - 1863
Thomas Iron . . . — — Map (db m5044) HM
Constructed 1859-1865 for the Central Railroad of New Jersey, this 112 foot earthen embankment double arch culvert supports the original bridge from which the Borough of High Bridge is named. — — Map (db m5040) HM
Patriots imprisoned loyalist Pennsylvania Governor John Penn and Crown Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Chew here during the Revolutionary War. They named the place “Solitude.” — — Map (db m73998) HM
Lake Solitude Dam (also known as the Taylor Dam) was constructed in 1858 across the South Branch of the Raritan River to provide hydro-power and hydro-electric power to Taylor Iron and Steel Company.
The original falls structure (spillway) was . . . — — Map (db m91857) HM
Near River Road, on the right when traveling south.
The Union Forge Heritage Association welcomes you to Solitude House
Solitude House started life as a classic Germanic style stone home in 1712 and was part of a 10,000 acre parcel of land that came to be part of the Union Iron Works. The . . . — — Map (db m37036) HM
Near Springside Drive, 0.2 miles north of E. Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Union Forge Heritage Association welcomes you to Springside Farm
The 90 acre Springside Farm tract was originally owned and operated by Archibald Taylor, son of Robert Taylor who immigrated from Ireland in the 1750's. Beginning with Robert, . . . — — Map (db m37106) HM
On Main Street at Van Syckle Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
St. Joseph Parish was formally established in 1880. Previously, the predominantly Irish immigrant congregation was part of St. Ann Church in Junction (now Hampton) and worshiped in a building on Church Street. St. Joseph Church has occupied this . . . — — Map (db m57162) HM
On Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Taylor Iron & Steel Company
Was the center of the original 1742 Union Iron Works. Late 1800's push to rename High Bridge to "Tisco" failed. — — Map (db m36997) HM
Near The Columbia Trail, on the right when traveling north.
Welsome to the Taylor Steelworkers Historic Greenway
Created by the Union Forge Heritage Association in 2010, the Greenway Trail traverses several of the most historically significant properties in the Borough of High Bridge and the State of New . . . — — Map (db m37104) HM
Taylor Wharton Iron and Steel Company 1742-1971
Standing together we have withstood the test of time
Oldest Iron and Steel Company in the United States
First Manganese Steel in the United States
TISCO Shells
Armaments for . . . — — Map (db m15015) HM
The most memorable train wreck in the history of the High Bridge Branch occurred on the morning of Saturday, April 18, 1885 when the central and southern spans of the 250' long Gorge Bridge (now called the Ken Lockwood Gorge Bridge) collapsed as a . . . — — Map (db m21806) HM
Near Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The Union Forge Heritage Association welcomes you to the TISCO Complex
The 28.3 acre TISCO Complex was once part of a 10,000 acre parcel of land owned by wealthy Philadelphia Investors William Allen and Joseph Turner who founded the Union Iron . . . — — Map (db m37048) HM
The Union Forge Heritage Association welcomes you to Union Forge
Union Iron Works was founded by William Allen, a Supreme Court justice in Philadelphia, and Joseph Turner, a sea Captain in 1742, as a business venture. Allen and Turner . . . — — Map (db m37043) HM
Constructed in 1890, this Carnegie Steel bridge served the Taylor Iron and Steel Company for 85 years. Restored by Union Forge Heritage Association and volunteers, this bridge was dedicated on July 17, 2010 as part of the Taylor Steelworkers . . . — — Map (db m68802) HM
On Van Syckles Road, on the right when traveling west.
Furnace produced iron ore for the Continental Army, cannon balls, farm implements. Forgemaster's house is stucco building on slope. The William B. Honachefsky Memorial Tract encompasses 64 Acres, abutting Union Furnace — — Map (db m92789) HM
On High Bridge - Califon Road (County Route 513), on the right when traveling south.
Foster M. Voorhees, born in Clinton in 1856, served as the 37th & 39th governor of NJ from 1898 to 1902. After his death in 1927, his farm here became Voorhees Park — — Map (db m71406) HM
On Rileysville Road at Mountain Church Road, on the right when traveling south on Rileysville Road.
A rock formation here on Pero's Hill in East Amwell Township stands among the more unusual in an area of diverse geology. Local legend persists the three brothers hoping to overcome the Devil were turned to stone to stand here today. — — Map (db m95585) HM
On Kingwood-Stockton Road (County Road 519), on the right when traveling south.
Founded 1816,
the first Methodist Church
in Hunterdon County.
Building erected in 1860.
Steeple removed in 1878
after a severe storm — — Map (db m17583) HM
On Kingwood Road (County Route 519) at Byram - Kingwood Road, on the right when traveling north on Kingwood Road.
A log tavern on this site ca. 1764 offered shelter to travellers on the King’s Hwy. Later tavern ca. 1790 known for years as Johnson’s. — — Map (db m16829) HM
On Sand Hill - Klinesville Road at Thatcher Hill Road, on the right when traveling west on Sand Hill - Klinesville Road.
Named after Miller Kline who operated a Dry Goods store, Post Office, and Tavern. Tavern House dates to the mid-18th century. A place of considerable business, area was then known as Mount Carmel. — — Map (db m16681) HM
On North Union Street at Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north on North Union Street.
Designed by noted Philadelphia architect Edwin Forrest Durand, the church was built in 1865 by Cornelius Arnett. An 1895 renovation added the rounded arch entrance as well as second level stained glass windows. The church contributes to the . . . — — Map (db m47735) HM
On Bridge Street west of Klines Ct., on the left when traveling west.
Dug by hand, mostly by Irish immigrants, the 66 mile D & R Canal was completed in 1834. 18 feet wide and 8 feet deep, the canal originally had 14 locks to raise and lower boat traffic
The D & R Canal operated as an inland waterway between the . . . — — Map (db m191190) HM
On N. Union Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling south on N. Union Street.
Revolutionary War Lieutenant, and pallbearer of George Washington is buried here, along with Sam Holcombe, one of Gen. Washington's spies. — — Map (db m16861) HM
On George Washington Road, on the left when traveling west.
Used during the Revolutionary War by both Gen. George Washington and British Gen. Charles Cornwallis to view opposing activity up & down the river. This local promontory has long since been known as Washington's Rock. — — Map (db m62383) HM
On N. Main Street (New Jersey Route 29), on the right when traveling south.
Earlier known as Coates' Ferry, then Coryell's Ferry.
The Lambert family settled here circa 1735, and gave the town its current name. — — Map (db m16860) HM
On York Street at North Union Street, on the right when traveling west on York Street.
Built in 1870 and occupied by the Holcombe family until 1922, the A.H. Holcombe House was purchased by the city of Lambertville in 1950 to serve as City Hall. It is one of the earliest and best examples of the French Second Empire style in . . . — — Map (db m63104) HM
On New Jersey Route 179 at Music Mountain Blvd., on the right when traveling south on State Route 179.
From 1949 Until 1971 Many Famous Film And Stage Stars
Got Their Start In One Of The Country’s First Tent Theaters Located First In Lambertville And Then Here In West Amwell. — — Map (db m17082) HM
The outlet lock at this location was built to allow canal boats to pass between the Delaware & Raritan Canal and Pennsylvania's Delaware Canal. Canal boats loaded with coal from the Lehigh Valley would come down the Lehigh Canal to Easton, . . . — — Map (db m100644) HM
On Bridge Street at Station Court, on the right when traveling east on Bridge Street.
The Belvidere-Delaware Railroad c.1851. Later leased to the Penn R.R. System, the line allowed transit of Lehigh & Hudson R.R. passenger trains. — — Map (db m16857) HM
On Mt. Hope Street at Canal Street, on the right when traveling west on Mt. Hope Street.
The Bel-Del Railroad shops stood between the station and the river. Along with repairing trains, the shops built locomotives between 1864 and 1872. — — Map (db m16855) HM
Lewis Island Shad Fishery
Holcombe Island
Lambertville, N. J.
Richard Holcombe began this historical American shad fishery circa 1771. In 1888, William Lewis assumed the responsibility of the fishery and after his passing, his son, Fred . . . — — Map (db m133436) HM
On York Street at George Street, on the right when traveling west on York Street.
Park, formerly called York Street Park, was re-named for longtime Lambertville City Clerk (1948-1982) and Mayor (1983-1988). Park was established in 1900 when Civil War Monument, dedicated in 1870 was moved from Mount Hope Cemetery to this location. . . . — — Map (db m16858) HM
