Founded 1739. George Washington and Continental Army encamped here, 1777, and 1779 – 1780. Major iron-producing center in the nation during the 19th century. — — Map (db m33487) HM
Built as Parsonage for Hanover Presbyterian Church. Jacob Green, pastor 1748-1790. Politic activist, teacher, and Princeton Trustee lived here during part of his pastorate. — — Map (db m91677) HM
Site of The Latin School The First School circa 1774 Founded by the Rev. Jacob Green Plaque erected by E. Hanover American Revolution Bicentennial Committee 1776 - 1976 — — Map (db m32285) HM
Pre-Revolutionary Village achieved greatest prosperity 1827-1859. Buildings include Stone Mill, Miller’s House, United Methodist Episcopal Church, Parsonage, General Store, and Creamery, 1909. First pasteurizing plant in New Jersey. — — Map (db m91417) HM
A two-span stone arch bridge across the south branch of the Raritan River was constructed at this site c.1860, facilitating the increase in local traffic and industry. It replaced a nearby 1830's structure and was the oldest of its type in Morris . . . — — Map (db m157239) HM
Here in 1768, on land donated by James Heaton, Baptists shared a log church with Presbyterians. The churches they built in the 1850's stand on either side of the 1837 Mount Olive Academy. The village was at the center of the Mount Olive Township, . . . — — Map (db m157208) HM
Built on site of 1830 wooden school. Present structure predates Florham Park borough by 33 years. Classes held here continuously until 1914. Morris County Heritage Commission New Jersey Register of Historic Places National Register of . . . — — Map (db m36415) HM
Property acquired by Deacon Gideon Hedges, and still owned by Fish descendants. Farm contracted to supply Continental Army with oats For forage 1779. — — Map (db m43324) HM
In grateful recognition of the many sacrifices made by those who served in the Vietnam Conflict, the people of Chatham Township dedicate this park to the memory of
ROBERT EMMETT PIERSON
WALTER BUSILL TULLY, JR.
Who gave their lives for . . . — — Map (db m18230) HM
Across Pine Brook, you can see the remnants of the dam that once turned this valley into a pond and harnessed water to turn a sawmill, later a cider mill. The miller's house was behind you. The mill itself stood between this marker and the . . . — — Map (db m21974) HM
The house was built on land owned by William Alexander Stirling, a Brigadier General in the Continental Army and then purchased by Elias Boudinot. He was a President of the Continental Congress, was elected to the first US Congress, as a New Jersey . . . — — Map (db m162825) HM
Over the years, multiple establishments operated in and around this Green including a village school, Methodist Church, Post Office, Rawthorne's andVan Deusen's general stores, Eddy's Turning Mill, Blazier's Blacksmith, a garage, soap factory, meat . . . — — Map (db m164036) HM
In grateful recognition
of the many sacrifices made
by those who served in the
Vietnam conflict, the people
of Chatham Township dedicate
this park to the memory of
Robert Emmett Pierson
Walter Busill Tully Jr.
Who gave their . . . — — Map (db m164038) WM
Chatham Township was a center of the greenhouse industry. Over 90 greenhouses and a million rose plants grew within a 5 mile radius. Behre later Rose Farms Corp. owned by Aubrey Nash hence Nash Field & Noe Farm were located on Southern Blvd. Heyl . . . — — Map (db m162826) HM
Situated at the site of the Lenni Lenape Village of Mala-Pa-Hus, meaning the "The Place of Poor Flint". This village boasted its own woolen mill and iron forge. — — Map (db m191754) HM
“ . . . Whippany will be a good place for a halt . . . ” Washington to Rochambeau On August 27 and 28, 1781, a 5,000-man French Army under General Count Rochambeau encamped on grounds extending northeast from here toward the . . . — — Map (db m36418) HM
Founded by Demas Ford, this village was located on the King’s Road (now Whippany Road) and became a stagecoach stop between Morristown and Whippany. — — Map (db m36410) HM
Soldiers of the Pennsylvania Line built these hearths in the winter of 1779-1780. The rest of the encampment vanished decades ago, victims of disuse and decay. These huts are copies, based partly on the ghosts of post holes and foundation logs . . . — — Map (db m25542) HM
Morristown National Historical Park commemorates the suffering of the Continental Army during the terrible winter encampment of 1779-1780. It commemorates also the ability and leadership of George Washington. The main part of Washington’s army . . . — — Map (db m8600) HM
Even in times of severest want, there are trash pits. What else can you do with the occasional bone? Or the inevitable broken oddments? Wreckage of a chicken or a beef, a pipe or a musket? Archeologists removed everything – a meager . . . — — Map (db m12111) HM
These fifteen wooded acres were purchased by Joyce and Edgar Anderson in 1950 and permanently preserved through their generosity in partnership with Harding Land Trust, Harding Township and New Jersey Audobon Society. The beauty of the land inspired . . . — — Map (db m36856) HM
Each day’s guard reported here for inspection, a short drill, and the daily parole and countersign. From here they relieved the previous day’s guard. The camp guard – 27 men from every 2 regiments – surrounded Jockey Hollow with a . . . — — Map (db m8808) HM
Edward Hand of Pennsylvania was a physician before the war. His brigade consisted of two Pennsylvania regiments and two Canadian. The Canadians joined the American army during the 1775-76 invasion of Canada. In 1780-81, Pennsylvania troops . . . — — Map (db m8867) HM
Faces and hands washed … beards close shaven…hair combed and tied if long enough … shoes clean…clothes brushed… And cartridge boxes …. Washington worried often about cartridge boxes. Unless they kept a soldier’s powder dry, his musket was useless. . . . — — Map (db m8809) HM
“December 15, 1779 – The men of the Regt. Moved into their Hutts. The Officers Hutts were not yet finished for the Gen’l orders were for the officers to see their men Hutted first.” – Lt. Rudolphus Van Hovenburgh, . . . — — Map (db m96329) HM
Between here and the British army in New York City lay a land of divided loyalty. Washington kept several brigades patrolling out there “on the line.” The soldiers never knew who was Patriot and who was Tory. And mistakes could be fatal. . . . — — Map (db m25535) HM
RHIP – Rank Hath Its Privileges – bigger huts, more privacy, two fireplaces – the normal social distinctions of the day. But officers and men worked together to build the huts and the soldiers’ huts were built first. Some officers . . . — — Map (db m12113) HM
Today the Mendham-Elizabethtown Road looks about as the army found it. The highways then were rivers and the sea. Roads – usually short and rough – led to water. Jockey Hollow Road, a little improved today for motor vehicles, led farmers . . . — — Map (db m8866) HM
Washington ordered all the huts to be alike, lined up neatly in rows with the soldiers in front and the officers behind. The men camped in tents until the huts were ready – Christmas time for the soldiers and January or February for the . . . — — Map (db m8598) HM
“December 19, 1779 – For two weeks we have been very diligently employed in building our Hutts. The weather has been rather against us, but we have got our buildings almost finished and find ‘em very comfortable – so that . . . — — Map (db m96325) HM
Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1780 was “ . . . ushered in with Music and the hoisting of Colours, exhibiting the 13 Stripes, the favorite Harp, and an Inscription, declaring in Capitals, THE INDEPENDENCE OF IRELAND.” – The . . . — — Map (db m32684) HM
John Stark, a New Hampshire frontiersman, fought at Bunker Hill, Trenton, and Princeton. His brigade of New Englanders defeated part of Burgoyne’s army at Bennington, the first of a series of blows which ended when Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga . . . — — Map (db m25565) HM
The Connecticut Line camped here until February when Washington sent them to guard against British raids near Staten Island. When they returned to Jockey Hollow in May, they moved into huts of the Maryland Brigades, which had just gone south. . . . — — Map (db m25534) HM
The Marylanders were ordered south in April 1780 to reinforce the garrison at Charleston, South Carolina. The New Jersey Brigade, just back from guard posts near the British lines, moved into the Maryland huts for the next three weeks. The Jersey . . . — — Map (db m12101) HM
A focal point of the sprawling “log cabin city” at Jockey Hollow was the Grand Parade. Each day, guard details assembled here for inspection, and General Orders from Washington’s headquarters were distributed. This was also the site of . . . — — Map (db m8599) HM
When Washington’s soldiers camped in Jockey Hollow, they occupied parts of blacksmith Joshua Guerin’s land. Parts of this house stood here then. — — Map (db m8819) HM
1779, summer in upstate New York … campaigning against Indian allies of Britain. 1780, winter – Morristown, camping near here. 1781, fall – Yorktown, Va. Witnessing the British surrender. — — Map (db m8818) HM
When the population of Jockey Hollow jumped from two or three farmers to 10,000 soldiers, the army had to build some roads. This is one of them, running between two pre-Revolutionary roads; the Jockey Hollow Road and the Basking Ridge Road. You can . . . — — Map (db m11895) HM
The First and Second Pennsylvania Brigades – the Pennsylvania Line – was the backbone of Washington’s army. From the invasion of Canada in 1775 to the victory at Yorktown in 1781 Pennsylvania troops served in almost every major battle. . . . — — Map (db m8597) HM
Like all the brigades at Jockey Hollow, the Marylanders faced shortages of supplies and provisions. Baron von Steuben, the army’s inspector general, noted their condition in January 1780:
“The Cloathing is in very bad order for want of . . . — — Map (db m12104) HM
Henry Wick lived here. His main cash crop – several hundred trees – fixed him more comfortably than most New Jersey farmers of his day. Suddenly in December, 1779, 10,000 hungry soldiers became his guests. Many of them camped on his . . . — — Map (db m8822) HM
Henry Wick’s prosperous 1,400-acre farm yielded a bounty typical of this area: wheat, corn, hay, rye, and timber. Orchards provided apples for cider; a kitchen garden near the house produced vegetables. Then Washington’s army arrived. For three . . . — — Map (db m72805) HM
By this route Washington with his army retired to Morristown after his victory at Princeton January – 1777 -------------- Erected by the D-A-R — — Map (db m8903) HM
By this route Washington with his army retired to Morristown after his victory at Princeton January – 1777 -------------- Erected by the D-A-R — — Map (db m8905) HM
Jockey Hollow Cemetery More than one hundred Continental soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice for American Liberty are buried in this cemetery. Their comrades were housed in huts along the Jockey Hollow Road. The people of Morristown reverently . . . — — Map (db m8532) HM
As early as 1722, a rich deposit of magnetite iron was mined in the Hibernia section of Rockaway Township. In 1765, Samuel Ford (nephew of Col. Jacob Ford, Sr.) and several investors became partners in the “Adventure Furnace” with . . . — — Map (db m141510) HM
Hibernia Methodist
Episcopal Church
Built in 1869 in the Carpenter Gothic style with funds provided by mining companies and local businessmen. From the mid-19th through the early-20th century, the church was part of a thriving town in the state’s . . . — — Map (db m141509) HM
Pre-Revolutionary Petersburg Forge. Later the site of Alfred T. Ringling Estate. Circus acts auditioned in mansion. Animals and circus equipment often housed in outbuildings. — — Map (db m91521) HM
Settled at the end of the 18th century by Cornelius Davenport, Milton village has continued to be a commercial center for the township. Davenport's stone house/store/tavern, his mills, and his Swedeland forge are now archaeological sites. Later . . . — — Map (db m157071) HM
Founded 1739. George Washington and Continental Army encamped here 1777 and 1779-1780. Major iron-producing center in the nation during 19th century. — — Map (db m166029) HM
Remembrance
Our
Jefferson Township
War Veterans
Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice
1969
Lake Hopatcong Businessmen’s Association
( left plaque )
Dedicated To The Memory Of
The Men And Women Of
Jefferson Township
Who Gave Their . . . — — Map (db m111749) WM
1914 World War 1918
This Tablet
Dedicated
In Honor
Of Our Brethren who Served
Our Country During The Late War
Roll Of Honor
Oscar A. Beam · Charles W. Beardsley · Horace Chamberlain · George C. Coates · John N. Davenport · John P. . . . — — Map (db m111667) WM
K-0010 is a column from the parking substructure area of the World Trade Center. These columns came from under WTC bldg. 6. K-0010 has remnants of red and blue paint, signifying the levels within the parking structure for the WTC Complex. The . . . — — Map (db m111666) HM
A Dutch stone farmhouse built circa 1730 by Fredericks family. One of the first families to settle in this region. Their descendants lived and farmed here through early twentieth century. — — Map (db m91546) HM
In this area, Peter Hasenclever built iron works for the “American Company.” Operation of furnace and three forges later managed by John-Jacob Faesch and Robert Erskine. — — Map (db m156028) HM
Oldest and largest known tree of its species in New Jersey. Stands on site of 18th century Mead Farm. Hull, nuts, and bark traditionally used by Indians and Colonists. — — Map (db m91544) HM
A lake community since 1925. When the former mountain pond was renamed to honor Rogerene Baptists who came to Roxbury in 1734 from Connecticut, where they had been persecuted for following the teachings of their founder, John Rogers. — — Map (db m155593) HM
Circa 1825 Gatekeeper's House for Lock 67 through which boats entered and left Lake Hopatcong on feeder connecting lake with main canal at Landing. Site of Pre-Revolutionary Brookland Iron Forge nearby. — — Map (db m157242) HM
Crossroad flagstop built by William S. Cary who utilized Central Railroad to transport Kaolin and fire sand mined on his farm. Estate house occupied by Cary family continuously from 1769-1950. — — Map (db m91418) HM
Built by Theodore F. King C.1878, photo below late 1890’s.
Miss Louise King was born in this house in 1881 and lived here until her death in 1975. In 1963 she donated the land next to the King Store for the relocation of the Silas Riggs House . . . — — Map (db m91422) HM
From the mid-1800's to the 1920's, this site named for the prominent King family is where canal boats docked while waiting to transit two inclined planes or a nearby lock. The boatmen bought goods and supplies from local stores, which helped fuel . . . — — Map (db m161747) HM
Pre-Revolutionary salt box dwelling least altered on the Suckasunny Plains. Built by Captain Silas Riggs, who operated three boats on nearby Morris Canal. Moved to present site 1962 — — Map (db m91420) HM
The tavern, noted by Washington
in correspondence to his officers,
was a popular stop for Continental
troops enroute to West Point
from Morristown. — — Map (db m192219) HM
The Morris County Park Commission dedicates this recreation trail to the greater environmental enjoyment of its citizens. Made possible by the generous donation of lands by Dr. and Mrs. Adrian T. Platt and Family. — — Map (db m19594) HM
This planned industrial village, constructed when the railroad was built, included small factories, workers housing, stores, churches, and a school. Silk manufacturing drew skilled immigrants here from Europe and the Middle East. — — Map (db m146722) HM
Palatine Germans seeking refuge from war and famine settled here c1740. By 1760 they had established farms and mills as well as Lutheran and German reformed Congregations. Many of the stone houses they built still stand. In July 1918 during World . . . — — Map (db m73488) HM
This four span random-coursed stone arch bridge is characteristic of stonework associated with German Valley. It is the only four span stone arch bridge in Morris County. — — Map (db m58594) HM
Between 1830 and 1886 this bell rang from a belfry on top of this building when it served as a school.
In memory of Kathleen Darter. — — Map (db m58413) HM
This mill is listed on the Sate and National Registers of Historic Places as a contributing property in the German Valley Historic District.
Built circa 1750, and owned by Phillip Weise, the mill was essential to the economy and development of . . . — — Map (db m63558) HM
Fashionable 19th century resort renowned for famous mineral spring and mountain scenery. District includes site of Heath House, Belmont Hall, Forest Grove and present Presbyterian Church, Blake House and General Store. — — Map (db m63114) HM
Earliest known black church in Madison. The African Union was deeded property 1850, succeeded by First African Methodist Episcopal Church at present site. Rebuilt 1905. — — Map (db m91689) HM
Successor to South Hanover First Presbyterian Meeting House which stood across street on hill in cemetery. Acquired by Masonic Lodge 1930. — — Map (db m91692) HM
Florham 1893-1955 Country estate of Hamilton and Florence Vanderbilt Twombly. Grounds designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Son. Buildings designed by McKim, Mead and White. Acquired by Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1958 — — Map (db m32108) HM
Constructed with funding provided by philanthropist D. Willis James. This 1900 Romanesque revival edifice has an interior featuring medieval inspired stenciling, glass, and ironwork. In 1969, it became the Museum of Early Trades and Crafts. Founded . . . — — Map (db m157156) HM
Among the pioneers who came to this area around 1720 were three brothers: Thomas, Ichabod and Jeremiah Genung. The region became known as the Genungtown Settlement.
In 1805, a school was built to provide organized education to meet the needs of . . . — — Map (db m174206) HM
4th President of the United States Dedicated 2003 President Madison Our namesake. Madison, CT. & N.J. [ Back of Monument: ] From ‘Bottle Hill’ to ‘Madison’ in 1834. This monument is hereby presented through the generosity of the Mayor and . . . — — Map (db m33505) HM
Greek Revival mansion, built by William Gibbons, part of estate, "The Forest". Purchased 1868 by Daniel Drew for Drew Theological Seminary. Mansion named for Roxanne Mead Drew.
New Jersey Register of Historic Places — — Map (db m32994) HM
Pre-Revolutionary house owned by Josiah Miller. Inherited by his son Luke, Major in the Morris County Militia. Property remained in family until 1889. — — Map (db m36336) HM
This White Oak - Quercus alba - replaces
the historic tree originally preserved by
the Rev. Samuel Tuttle in 1858.
The "tree in the middle of the road"
graced Prospect St. until 1996.
Replaced For Our Town, Revered In Our Hearts . . . — — Map (db m193097) HM
Whether you call the mansion before you "Queen Anne Farm" as the Bensels did, or Hardscrabble House as the Cross Family renamed it, the estate served as an escape from everyday life.
John A. and Ella Bensel built the house in 1905, and William . . . — — Map (db m18311) HM
Farmhouse home of Ebenezer Byram, one of Mendham's founding fathers. In 1742 opened as tavern to travelers. In continuous operation as hostelry over two hundred years. — — Map (db m18219) HM
This stone monument was constructed from a foundation of a barn on the former Bockoven Farm. This was the site of the last working dairy farm in Brookside. — — Map (db m36863) HM
Water power and natural resources made this a busy industrial village from the early 18th century through 1900. Visible today are waterways that powered sawmills, grist mills, wagon shops, a glass factory, and cottage industries. — — Map (db m36860) HM
The original church chartered in 1745. Served as a hospital for the Continental Army in 1777. The present church was built in 1860. — — Map (db m32997) HM
Lebbeus Dod, Captain of the Morris County Militia during the Revolution; also renowned craftsman noted for his clocks and mathematical instruments. — — Map (db m18218) HM
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