Historical Markers and War Memorials in Newton, New Jersey
Newton is the county seat for Sussex County
Newton is in Sussex County
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On Main Street (U.S. 206) at Spring Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Erected by a grateful people to commemorate the services and sacrifices of the soldiers and sailors in the War of the Rebellion.
Right of Monument:
Malvern Hill, Salem Heights, Petersburg, Crampton Pass, Spottsylvania, Roanoke Island, . . . — — Map (db m8127) HM
On Wolfs Corner Road (County Route 611) north of Kennedy Road, on the right when traveling north.
Greendell Station built by the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad (DL&W) at milepost 57.6 on the Lackawanna Cut-Off opened on December 23, 1911 included a signal tower, a double tracked main line railroad and an elaborate 4 mile siding to . . . — — Map (db m215996) HM
On Sparta Avenue (County Road 616) at Merriam Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Sparta Avenue.
President of the H.W. Merriam Shoe Company, he relocated his factory from New York City to Newton in 1873. The nation's largest producer of ladies' and children's shoes, it was also the largest employer in Sussex County with over 350 employees. Held . . . — — Map (db m26454) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 206), on the left when traveling north.
Admitted to New Jersey Bar as Counsellor 1765.
Appointed first Surrogate of Sussex County by Royal Governor William Franklin, 1768
Office held by reappointment until death 1805.
Acting Clerk of Sussex County 1770-1777.
Assistant Deputy . . . — — Map (db m8077) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 206) at Elm Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Newton was the scene of raids made by the Tory, James Moody. Washington’s Asst. Quartermaster, Thomas Anderson, stored supplies here. Oct. 1779, his troops marched here and during the Indian Campaign Gates stationed a detachment here. — — Map (db m63378) HM
On Spring Street (U.S. 206) at Main Street, on the left when traveling north on Spring Street.
The Courthouse Yard was a central part of landowner Jonathan Hampton’s Town Plot in 1762. It was used for political meetings, corporal punishment, militia trainings, public entertainments, and a common pasture. Until 1858 voters in township . . . — — Map (db m8085) HM
On High Street (U.S. 206) at Spring Street, on the left when traveling south on High Street.
The only Colonial county seat in New Jersey where a court house on its original site fronts a town square or public Green.
In 1908 architect J.J. Vreeland added an upper story and Classical porch to the County Clerk and Surrogate Offices, built . . . — — Map (db m27307) HM
Near Main Street (U.S. 206) at Church Street, on the right when traveling north.
Oldest portion dedicated in 1762 as part of Town Plot. Enlarged about 1820. Job S. Halsted donated 3/5 acre in 1837 to Presbyterian Church. Enclosed by wall in 1837. By 1876, burials estimated at 5000 including many of the earliest settlers of the . . . — — Map (db m63382) HM
On High Street (U.S. 206) at Spring Street, on the right when traveling south on High Street.
To commemorate the establishment of Sussex County by Act of the Legislature, June 8, 1753. To Commemorate the setting up of the Court of General Sessions and the Inferior Court of Common Pleas by decree of Governor Jonathan Belcher in the name of . . . — — Map (db m8089) HM
Near Morris Turnpike (County Route 655) 0.5 miles south of Morris Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Sussex County Public Safety Memorial
Dedicated to Those Who Have Given Their Lives in Service to Our Community
Law Enforcement
Roll of Honor
John D. Kinney Newton – 1934 · Joseph C. Walter Jr. New Jersey State Police – . . . — — Map (db m105227) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 206) at Church Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
The Hill Memorial Headquarters of the Sussex County Historical Society
Built 1916 in Renaissance Revival style by gift of Joshua Hill. Dedicated June 8, 1917. Listed 1985 on State and National Historic Registers as the oldest Museum Building in . . . — — Map (db m8091) HM
In 1887, bordering "The Great Road" (Rt. 94) where Warren and Sussex Counties meet at an elevation 880 feet, a church and manse were erected as the third location of this Presbyterian congregation, built in the Victorian Queen Anne style by Simeon . . . — — Map (db m122282) HM
On Hibler Road (County Route 519) just west of Wintermute Road (County Route 519), on the left when traveling west.
The Dark Moon Preserve has a rich history of Native American inhabitants. During the 1980s an archaeological excavation took place on the property to uncover 5 woodland lodges used to make arrowheads. Items Found During the Dig Pottery shards, . . . — — Map (db m150672) HM
Two rudimentary bridges were built to cross the Tockhockonetcong (now the Paulinskill) as Jonathan Hampton ordered the construction of the Military Road in 1756. An essential supply line to the frontier fortification in the Delaware Valley, the . . . — — Map (db m27283) HM
