"Cooper entered the Pageant on a lark and never expected to win. She was only eighteen, and about to enter her senior year at a private day school in the rural New Jersey community of Hackettstown. Cooper was stunned by her victory. She had no . . . — — Map (db m153510) HM
"Learning happens in a cooperative environment....It's parents working together with their kids, their teachers, and everyone in the community. Education is everyone's business… The only way we will improve education in this big country of ours . . . — — Map (db m153526) HM
An Atlantic City native, "Charlie" was its first African-American Architect. He studied Electrical Engineering at the Pratt Institute before serving with the U.S. Army's 822nd Army Corps of Engineers in Korea and Okinawa. He attended classes at . . . — — Map (db m153457) HM
"At almost 26, the oldest girl to become Miss America…says 'My career was already on its way prior to becoming Miss America. I had graduated from the Pasadena Playhouse and was completing my doctorate in theater at the University of Utah. After . . . — — Map (db m153487) HM
"Being Miss America impacted on my life in a most positive way. It financed my education and afforded me the opportunity to travel and develop communications skills. On the negative side, it probably distracted me from completing my premed studies . . . — — Map (db m153472) HM
"'It sounds corny and trite…but the main thing I'm looking for is meeting people. I love people.' She smiled as she told how the people there (Moran, Kansas, pop. 550) raised $1,300 for the fare so that her father…and sister could attend the . . . — — Map (db m153470) HM
A longtime Atlantic City resident, she came to the City from Darlington, S.C. during the depression. Dorrington overcame a learning disability, and earned both a BS and MS degree from Glassboro State College (Rowan University) and an ED.S from . . . — — Map (db m190939) HM
Known to many as "Coach Elwood", this Atlantic City native and lifelong resident was a devoted football and basketball coach who worked for the Atlantic City Board of Education. Roberts coached the Atlantic City Dolphins for many years as well as . . . — — Map (db m153445) HM
At the age of just 28, Father John Quaremba, a native of Castle Grande, Italy, founded St. Michael's Church in Atlantic City for Italian immigrants. In September 1904 he celebrated the first Mass at St. Michael's Parish which was just two years . . . — — Map (db m190924) HM
"I am the oldest of the family, [and] have four brothers and a sister. My mother is a widow and so I am the main support. I did clerical work, but at the time hoped that I might better myself....I went to high school and business college in . . . — — Map (db m153515) HM
Born in Athens, Georgia, this educator, mayor, professional athlete and longtime Atlantic City resident was affectionately known as “Big Jim.” He was a 6' 6" giant of a man who never raised his voice. Jim was a classroom teacher and . . . — — Map (db m37066) HM
"I was the first college girl to be crowned Miss America. Because of my affiliation with the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, I was invited to college campuses with Lenora (who was my chaperon). The idea for a Miss America scholarship resulted, I was . . . — — Map (db m153502) HM
An Atlantic City native, Brooks spent his early years in a life and death struggle with drug addiction. After conquering his own addiction, he worked to deter others from substance abuse. In 1969, Brooks co-founded NARCO, Inc., and, with volunteers, . . . — — Map (db m37308) HM
"With regard to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the contextual political issues are somewhat controversial… We need health education programs which acknowledge and showcase the many, many benefits of abstinence, but also listen to the . . . — — Map (db m153520) HM
"I've worked hard for everything in my lifetime. Nothing was handed to me on a silver platter. I come from a middle class family, and I paid for my nursing education myself."1
"Does she consider herself a feminist? 'It depends on . . . — — Map (db m153531) HM
"Far too many people in our country have no place they can call home. Millions of men, women and children live in poverty, unable to satisfy their most basic needs: housing, food, clothing ad proper health care....We must break the cycle of . . . — — Map (db m153524) HM
"I graduated with a degree in apparel design and fashion merchandising at VPI and SU in Virginia. I was a cheerleader all four years there, and also instructed cheerleading clinics during the summers. I was with Golden . . . — — Map (db m153458) HM
"After I relinquish my crown next September to another American girl, I plan to take the $5,000 educational scholarship I won with my title, and realize another ambition, which is to continue my dramatic education at the Pasadena Playhouse. One . . . — — Map (db m153484) HM
"[She] admitted 'I was a tomboy' when she was a youngers down in historic Natchez. She said she played games with her brother, Herbert, and the other neighborhood boys.... When her year as Miss America ended Lynda Lee said she wants to return to . . . — — Map (db m153478) HM
Micah, 10 years old, native of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Dew, as he was affectionately called, was in the 5th grade at the Uptown Complex Elementary School. Dew's huge personality and bright smile made it easy for anyone to fall in love with him. . . . — — Map (db m208344) HM
In 1921, a great American tradition was born and it evolved into the world's largest scholarship program for women today. Rich in history and social significance, Miss America has maintained a tradition of empowering young women to achieve their . . . — — Map (db m190920) HM
"It is wonderful to receive such messages, most of them advising me to commercialize my beauty, but I must consider fitting myself for the tasks of life right now....I must complete my education before considering anything. Tomorrow I enter my . . . — — Map (db m153516) HM
"'My focus is on education and career....It's about being a woman of the '90s with beliefs and philosophies and ideas.... We all have to go through the process of finding out where we fit in today's society.... I think school-to-work is the . . . — — Map (db m153522) HM
"'When I was about 15 years old, I realized that someone very close to me was not able to read,' That initial interest translated into involvement at Florida State University, where she served as president of the Campus Alliance for Literacy . . . — — Map (db m153521) HM
Born in Clinton, North Carolina, Wilbert Royal made Atlantic City his home after receiving his Master's Degree at North Carolina A&T University. Affectionately known as "Huff", he spent many summers in Atlantic City working as a bellhop at Lombardy . . . — — Map (db m190941) HM
This is the first stop on the 50-mile Great Egg Harbor River Romp Birding & Wildlife Trail. The Park’s Warren E. Fox Nature Center is the perfect starting point for a day or more of outdoor exploration and wildlife viewing. Walk the trails and go . . . — — Map (db m92344)
The Leedsville Schoolhouse, also known as Linwood School #1, was built in 1873. The building is owned by the City
of Linwood and is occupied by the Linwood Historical Society. The building houses a local history museum and
archives. The surviving . . . — — Map (db m92425) HM
In grateful appreciation
to
Michael L. Cohen
Founder, Longport Historical Society
Author of "The Way We Were"
"Thanks for the Memories"
— — Map (db m153614) HM
This is the Keystone that was over the main entrance of the Oxford Avenue School. This was Ventnors first school building, built in 1909 and torn down in 1986. Second smaller keystone was over another entry. — — Map (db m190482) HM
In 1899 the schoolhouse property was bought from the Bloomer family. The following year a two story, square plan, Renaissance Revival style building was completed with 3 classrooms and an assembly room for grades K-8. In 1907, 4 classrooms were . . . — — Map (db m7912) HM
Established as the “Protestant Reformed Dutch Church of Closter City”, it was the first church erected in the Borough of Closter. Dedicated October 7, 1862, tradition says the church was the headquarters of the “Harrington Rifles”, a group of . . . — — Map (db m7917) HM
This example of Dutch Colonial architecture was built between 1780-1790 by Derick Banta, soldier in the American Revolution, after his birthplace here was burned by Tories. Owned by the Quackenbush family from 1792, it was sold to Isaac Dixon in . . . — — Map (db m7507) HM
Dedicated to
Tsunesaburo Makiguchi
Visionary teacher and child advocate.
He founded the Soka Gakkai in 1930 to
promote humanistic education education based
on Buddhist principles. He was arrested
for opposing the Japanese military . . . — — Map (db m38963) HM
This former school was originally built in 1818 near the Liberty Pole Tavern. In 1850 it was moved here and rebuilt with the original materials. This part of Englewood was then known as Highwood. The name Englewood School was adopted in 1897. It . . . — — Map (db m7129) HM
This former one room Schoolhouse was the original Ridgewood Grove School Number 44. Built in 1846 it was used until 1894 by Ridgewood Township. In 1894 the proposed closing of this school resulted in the incorporation of the Borough of Glen Rock. It . . . — — Map (db m36969) HM
The Hermitage was home to Theodosia Bartow Prevost during the Revolutionary War, when she was married to British officer James Marcus Prevost. During the war, Theodosia was left to run the farm in the middle of a heavily contested area, and through . . . — — Map (db m84827) HM
On this site was born the first known public school system of Bergen County deeded to the school trustees of what was then called New Barbadoes Neck.
This property given for the sole purpose of erecting a school was to yield and pay the . . . — — Map (db m42432) HM
The first schoolhouse was built on this site in 1804. Located in what then was called New Barbadoes Neck, the land was donated by Jacob Van Winkle “for the sole purpose of erecting a School House”. In 1849 it was replaced by a two-story building. . . . — — Map (db m6733) HM
In the 1800s, wealthy entrepreneurs from New York City established farm estates in the Ramapo Valley, employing so many people that the properties grew into small hamlets. As the number of children increased, estate owners Alfred B. Darling and . . . — — Map (db m150298) HM
This sturdy old frame building is a landmark in the community, having served Paramus residents in various ways. Originally School No. 26 of Midland Township, it was converted into a borough hall when Paramus Borough was formed in 1922. In 1959 it . . . — — Map (db m8333) HM
This building, dedicated December 8, 1873 by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, was built through the efforts of James Leach, James Hall and Jacob, his son, for use as a Sunday school and mission chapel. In 1875 it became a Congregational Church. The first . . . — — Map (db m29893) HM
This building, constructed in 1894, housed all the school children of Ridgewood and vicinity. A petition by the mothers of the village altered the design from wood to brick and stone. One of New Jersey’s first kindergartens was housed here. The . . . — — Map (db m16494) HM
Built in 1872, this school is believed to be the fifth one erected on Paramus Reformed Church ground. From 1730 to the 1870s, education was carried on by the church. Rented to Ridgewood Township, it became District School No. 45 from the 1870s to . . . — — Map (db m24985) HM
President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore greeted the public and parochial school children of Wallington, N.J. on this site at the invitation of Mayor Walter G. Wargacki March 11, 1996 — — Map (db m76889) HM
Founded in 1881 “Rather Be Than Seem” dedicated 19 October 1996 by the BMT Alumni Association to the memory of the Cadets and Faculty of the Bordentown Military Institute which stood on the site from 1881 to 1972.
BMT was an . . . — — Map (db m88370) HM
(Top Panel) “Old Main” was the administrative and academic center of the Bordentown Military Institute, which stood on this site from 1881 to 1972. BMI and “Old Main” stood as a testimonial that God, duty, honor and country . . . — — Map (db m88371) HM WM
Clara Barton, best known as a Civil War nurse and founder of the American Red Cross, was significant in New Jersey history for beginning the first "free" public school in the state. Barton took a teaching position in Hightstown in 1851, at the . . . — — Map (db m36470) HM
Dedicated to School No. 2 and to the memory of the educators who brought education to the black youth of Bordentown, NJ
1842 - 1948 — — Map (db m33639) HM
Though never larger than a small village, a remarkable cross section of notable and influential people lived in Bordentown in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Leaders of the American Revolution who lived on Farnsworth Avenue included . . . — — Map (db m160154) HM
Conservation and Environmental
Studies Center, Inc.
has been designated a
National Environmental
Education Landmark
This site possesses distinctive values
in revealing significant natural and
cultural processes through . . . — — Map (db m34211) HM
St. Mary's Hall was established in 1837 by the second Episcopal Bishop of New Jersey--a renowned man of letters, a rector, teacher, poet, author, host, and patriot. The fundamental purpose of the school was for the training of Christian women, . . . — — Map (db m34047) HM
Captain Thomas Webb, British Army officer stationed in Burlington, with the help of Joseph Toy, founded the First Methodist Society here. December 14, 1770. Another was James Sterling, merchant, Revolutionary officer, Mayor of Burlington, who was . . . — — Map (db m160115) HM
St. Mary's Hall was established in 1837 by the second Episcopal Bishop of New Jersey - a renowned man of letters, a rector, teacher, poet, author, host, and patriot. The fundamental purpose of the school was for the training of Christian women, . . . — — Map (db m95996) HM
Built in 1905 with four rooms and two additions in later years, it was renamed Aronson Bell School in 1957. Demolished in 1994 and replaced with the Delran Intermediate School. — — Map (db m102592) HM
Built in 1918 as a four room schoolhouse for grades 1-7. Brick veneered in the late 1930's during a WPA project. Closed in 1995 and demolished. — — Map (db m102895) HM
Built by Lester Gager in 1857 at the corner of Dixontown Road, the school was moved here by the township in 1976. Former students called it the “Knowledge Box”. — — Map (db m45028) HM
The 2-story grammar school, built in 1876, had four more rooms added in 1907. Medford High School offered a 2-3 year program here, 1889-1917. The school closed in 1927. — — Map (db m44729) HM
This mid 1800's house was once a private boarding school run by Milton H. Allen. The next year, 1874, it became Medford’s first fully free public school. — — Map (db m44719) HM
In the 1830’s James Still, Herbal Doctor of the Pines, attended here. The earliest of Medford’s four rural one-room schools, it closed in 1918. — — Map (db m44970) HM
This Federal style brick home was built in 1830 for merchant Stacy Prickett. Legendary school mistress Bess Cowperthwaite, lived here in the early 1900's. — — Map (db m44720) HM
Joseph Bowker paid $300 for the lot on which this 1876 home was built. In the early 1900's, Sadie Weeks Bowker always had 4 or 5 school teachers boarding with her. — — Map (db m44682) HM
Milton Allen attended Eastern School in 1848. He became the teacher in 1854. Eastern was moved from across the road in 1901. Next Kirby’s Mill School operated there until 1918. — — Map (db m44953) HM
Spring Garden Street
School
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1992 — — Map (db m194887) HM
The 1868 rectory is the earliest building on the church complex. Designed by John Fraser, the building is typical of the Second Empire style with a mansard roof, arched windows, and a symmetrical façade made slightly asymmetrical by the vestigial . . . — — Map (db m194847) HM
A building's private life takes a surprising public twist
For the first decades of this snug cottage's life it was the quiet home of a single man. Then, for more than a century, thousands have enjoyed its books, computers, and more. . . . — — Map (db m194859) HM
When public education began here, there was no Riverton — or Palmyra — and the idea of public schools was so radical that there were few anywhere in America. Though the Quaker schools of Westfield and Moorestown Friends were formed by . . . — — Map (db m220860) HM
Of the ten Riverton founders, Robert Biddle outlived all the others by decades and resided in Riverton far longer. He was an abolitionist, a successful hardware merchant, and the long-time treasurer of Swarthmore College. This was his summer . . . — — Map (db m194881) HM
Site "The Tabernacle in the
Wilderness"
Established 1778 by
John Brainerd.
Both whites and indians
worshipped here.
Used as school until 1885. — — Map (db m35222) HM
Built 1856 opposite church used as a school. Land given by Charles Bowker. Demolished 1910 when 2 room school was erected alongside. — — Map (db m79465) HM
Saw Mill Built by Daniel Randolph, 1770. Furnace and forge by Benjamin Randolph, 1773. Log house standing until 1948, also log schoolhouse here. — — Map (db m244465) HM
Public School of Longacoming School District 7 until 1874. Served as Town Hall for public elections, official meetings, from 1874 through 1957. Berlin Public Library, 1882-1958. Civic meetings, socials, bazaars, contests held here for 85 years. — — Map (db m146770) HM
"Your mind is like a parachute: If it isn't open, it doesn't work."
- Buzz Aldrin
Born: January 20, 1930
Hometown: Montclair, New Jersey
Branch of Service: Air Force
Inducted to New Jersey Hall . . . — — Map (db m220934) HM
"I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better…I defy the tyranny of precedent. I go for anything new that might improve the past."
- Clara Barton
Born: . . . — — Map (db m220955) HM
"In our complex, information-saturated world we need clearer, fiercer leadership, leadership that is quiet and thoughtful, resolute but restrained, consistent and inclusive, decisive but adaptive."
- General Martin E. . . . — — Map (db m220933) HM
"As an artist I come to sing, but as a citizen, I will always speak for peace, and no one can silence me in this."
- Paul Robeston
Born: April 9, 1898
Died: January 23, 1976
Birthplace: Princeton, . . . — — Map (db m220956) HM
This redevelopment site at the corner of N. Fourth and Cooper Streets was laid out as building lots in the 1770s. The photo below shows some of the residences that lined the south side of Cooper Street in the vicinity of this site.
This . . . — — Map (db m220516) HM
To honor
Jeremy Kane
United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal
and
Rutgers University Camden Studen
You will forever remain a symbol
of
freedom, heroism, and sacrifice — — Map (db m220521) WM
In honor of
W. Layton Hall
Beloved first Dean
1950 - 1969
For his enduring impact on the lives of students, faculty, and staff. — — Map (db m220519) HM
The location and preservation of this one room school provides a historical and visible link to the first European settlers of this area, Quakers escaping persecution who arrived in 1681. They called this newly settled area Newton Colony located . . . — — Map (db m169686) HM
Joshua Saddler is reputed to have been a Maryland fugitive slave whom Josiah Evans, a Quaker, helped to gain his freedom. Accounts of Joshua's escape, discovery, and emancipation, while interspersed with historical accuracy, has not yet been . . . — — Map (db m169184) HM
Erected 1926 by the citizens of Haddonfield for the education of its youth and dedicated as a memorial to the men and women of the town who by service or sacrifice aided the cause of their country in the World War 1917 - 1918 — — Map (db m221043) HM WM
The Old Grove School stood on this site.It was deeded by William E. Hopkins from land which came down through the family from Elizabeth Haddon and here the Grove School was built. Mr. Hopkins wanted all the children of the village to have . . . — — Map (db m29298) HM
In memory of those who entered their country's service from the
Haddonfield Public Schools
The World War April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918 — — Map (db m221044) WM
The history of education in Camden County commences with the first permanent settlement. This was a settlement of a group of Irish Friends in the year 1682. They had fled from religious persecution in Dublin, Ireland and came to America. They . . . — — Map (db m146730) HM
The Albertson Family
[Unreadable] He also became the first Superintendent of Schools of Camden County Like their father, Charles' two daughters became teachers. Charles passed away on August 21, 1944 at age 80. His brother John Jarrett . . . — — Map (db m146729) HM
This neighborhood was the social and educational hub for the African American community, which included segregated public schools and AME, Methodist, and Baptist churches. Call to hear about this street. — — Map (db m206395) HM
The Franklin Street School is a contributing building in the Cape May National Register Historic District for its significance to local African American history.
Designed by Edwards and Green of Philadelphia and Camden in the Colonial . . . — — Map (db m206393) HM
Formerly Naval Air Station Wildwood during World War II, the airport served as a base for dive bomber squadrons. Thirty-six airmen perished while training at this site from 1943 - 1945. — — Map (db m191062) HM
Because of the precarious status of their population in New Jersey, the Cape May County Zoo working with the New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife and Montclair State University designed a project aimed at reestablishing the salamander back into . . . — — Map (db m209374) HM
For millennia, American Bison Herds roamed the Great Plains by the millions — until overhunting drove them nearly to extinction. Colorado State University, partnering with institutions like the Cape May County Zoo are helping to return this . . . — — Map (db m190994) HM
Susie Smith - first teacher at the one room public school
Alice DeVane Jones - original settler and devoted teacher for forty eight years
Inez Kelly Jones Edmonds - first principal and teacher for forty years
Charlotte Roberson Harmon - . . . — — Map (db m114598) HM
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