Historical Markers and War Memorials in Branchville
Branchville, New Jersey and Vicinity
▶ Sussex County(78) ▶ Morris County(367) ▶ Passaic County(126) ▶ Warren County(117) ▶ Orange County, New York(474) ▶ Monroe County, Pennsylvania(77) ▶ Pike County, Pennsylvania(49)
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On or about the year 1690 William H. Beemer settled here on 1,000 acres of land and built the first mill. James Haggerty purchased this land in 1793 and built additional successful mills lending the area the name known as "Brantown" due to the many . . . — — Map (db m26446) HM
On Coursen Road, on the left when traveling north.
Governor Edward C. Stokes established the Board of Forest Park Reservations in 1905. The new forestry commission acquired 5,432 acres on Kittatinny Mountain in 1907 to create the E. C. Stokes Reserve. Stokes State Forest grew to 12,429 acres by . . . — — Map (db m16817) HM
On Railroad Avenue at Broad Street, on the left when traveling north on Railroad Avenue.
In 1869, due to the efforts of a prominent Branchville resident, William H. Bell, the Sussex Railroad was completed, ending in Branchville borough. The line, finished by Bell himself, was for a time referred to as the “Branchville . . . — — Map (db m8094) HM
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