Historical Markers in Sussex, New Jersey

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Historical Markers in Sussex, New Jersey

1 ► New Jersey, Sussex County, Sussex — High Point Monument —

Height 220 Feet Base 34 feet square at the platform and 19 feet square where apex begins. The base of the monument is erected on the highest point in the State of New Jersey Altitude 1803 feet above sea level. Corner stone laid June 8, 1929 1930 < . . . — — Map (db m23645) HM

2 ► New Jersey, Sussex County, Sussex — High Point: An Early Haven for Sightseers & Sportsmen — High Point State Park —

Early Settlement Were Sparse Since prehistoric times the rugged landscape of the Kittatinny Ridge has made it more a place to visit than a place to live. Native Americans hunted the forests and fished the lakes here, but their villages were . . . — — Map (db m24545) HM

3 ► New Jersey, Sussex County, Sussex — Public Parks: Refuge & Recreation for All — High Point State Park —

The First Public Park Was an Urban Oasis When Europeans first arrived in America the land seemed limitless. However, by the late 1800s settlements stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific. More people were living in crowded cities and needed . . . — — Map (db m24583) HM

4 ► New Jersey, Sussex County, Sussex — Sussex Borough, New Jersey —

Sussex Borough was settled by Peter Decker about 1742. It was incorporated from Wantage Township as the Borough of Deckertown on October 15, 1891. The name was changed to Sussex Borough on March 2, 1902. The Sussex Presbyterian Church, the oldest . . . — — Map (db m27298) HM

5 ► New Jersey, Sussex County, Sussex — The Gift of a State Park — High Point State Park —

High Point – One of New Jersey’s First State Parks Like many early parks, High Point was privately owned for many years. During the early 1900s it was the summer estate of Anthony Kuser and his wife, Susie Dryden Kuser. Senator John F. Dryden, . . . — — Map (db m24581) HM

6 ► New Jersey, Sussex County, Sussex — The Kuser Lodge: An Inn, A Mansion, A Museum — High Point State Park —

The Kuser Family Transformed the High Point Inn Twin brothers John and Anthony Kuser, purchased the High Point Inn and the surrounding property in 1910. The sprawling mountain resort became the summer retreat of Anthony Kuser and his wife, . . . — — Map (db m24594) HM

7 ► New Jersey, Sussex County, Sussex, Wantage Township — Goldsmith Maid — Queen of the Trotters —

Here in the Clove in 1857 a filly of Hambletonian lineage was foaled on the farm of John B. Decker. When fully grown, a bay standardbred mare 15 hands, she was bought by Alden Goldsmith of Washingtonville, NY and won her first harness race at Goshen . . . — — Map (db m137325) HM

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