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~ From 1923 to 1945 High Point State Park was governed by the High Point Park Commission. Its members were wealthy and influential businessmen and women who
managed and advocated for the park and for its funding. The Commission was . . . — — Map (db m202337) HM
The Dutch Reformed Church of New Brunswick granted men of this community permission in 1787 to establish a congregation here. In 1817 this small group affiliated with three other churches and became the First Presbyterian Church of Wantage. Second . . . — — Map (db m20546) HM
The Kuser Mansion was the Heart of the Park
~ For more than thirty years the former Kuser Mansion, renamed the "State Building,” was the hub of activity within High Point State Park. It housed the Park offices and the first floor had a . . . — — Map (db m202366) HM
High Point is a spot of beauty and a joy forever
to every lover of Nature's handiwork.
~ The Sussex Independent (July 11, 1890)
~ In the spring of 1890, Charles St. John, a businessman and newspaper publisher . . . — — Map (db m202340) HM
A Change of Plans
~ Twin brothers, John and Anthony Kuser, purchased the High Point Inn and the surrounding 1,700-acre property in 1910. After operating the Inn for one summer, John sold his interest to Anthony and his wife, Susie Dryden . . . — — Map (db m202349) HM
Looking south, you can follow the spine of the Kittatinny Ridge past Lake Marcia into Stokes State Forest and on to the Delaware Water Gap, where the Delaware River has carved a deep cleft through the Ridge. The Appalachian Trail, stretching . . . — — Map (db m202307) HM
The Delaware River Valley lies before you. The river is flowing parallel to the ridge but mostly out of sight until it curves and heads northwest. On the other side is Pennsylvania and the Pocono region. On a clear day you can see about 40 miles . . . — — Map (db m202300) HM
This house was built in 1787 as the home of the Reverend Elias Van Bunschooten, a Dutch Reformed Minister. He was a farmer, mill operator, and large land owner. The farm was part of a 1000 acre plantation. The Dutch Colonial house is post and beam . . . — — Map (db m30664) HM
At the invitation of Major Hugh Judson Kilpatrick (1836-1881), a native of Wantage, over forty thousand veterans of the American Civil War and guards were treated to four days of festivities from August 25-28, 1878. On the final day of the . . . — — Map (db m27305) HM
Enos Brink farmed this foothills at the head of the West Branch of the Papakating Creek from 1835 to 1871. James Turner (1859-1939), of Montclair, retired executive of Arbuckle Brothers, a NY coffee and sugar company, built Lusscroft between 1919 . . . — — Map (db m26451) HM
