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Historical Markers in Ledgewood, New Jersey

 
Clickable Map of Morris County, New Jersey and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Morris County, NJ (410) Essex County, NJ (170) Hunterdon County, NJ (365) Passaic County, NJ (138) Somerset County, NJ (165) Sussex County, NJ (96) Union County, NJ (118) Warren County, NJ (125)  MorrisCounty(410) Morris County (410)  EssexCounty(170) Essex County (170)  HunterdonCounty(365) Hunterdon County (365)  PassaicCounty(138) Passaic County (138)  SomersetCounty(165) Somerset County (165)  SussexCounty(96) Sussex County (96)  UnionCounty(118) Union County (118)  WarrenCounty(125) Warren County (125)
Morristown is the county seat for Morris County
Ledgewood is in Morris County
      Morris County (410)  
ADJACENT TO MORRIS COUNTY
      Essex County (170)  
      Hunterdon County (365)  
      Passaic County (138)  
      Somerset County (165)  
      Sussex County (96)  
      Union County (118)  
      Warren County (125)  
 
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1 New Jersey, Morris County, Ledgewood — Cary Station1870-1902
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
2 New Jersey, Morris County, Ledgewood — King House Museum
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
3 New Jersey, Morris County, Ledgewood — Morris Canal "King's Basin"
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
4 New Jersey, Morris County, Ledgewood — Silas Riggs House
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 1962Map (db m91420) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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May. 2, 2024