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
