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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKHQ_dar-van-bunschooten-museum_Wantage-NJ.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI5A_kilpatricks-reenactment_Wantage-NJ.html
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 encampm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHK9_lusscroft_Wantage-NJ.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHHY_goldsmith-maid_Wantage-NJ.html
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 Gosh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFNJ_high-point-monument_Wantage-NJ.html
Height 220 FeetBase 34 feet square at the platformand 19 feet square where apex begins.The base of the monument is erected onthe highest point in the State of New JerseyAltitude 1803 feet above sea level.Corner stone laid June 8, 19291930< Second …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDJA_old-clove-church_Wantage-NJ.html
The Dutch ReformedChurch of New Brunswickgranted men of thiscommunity permissionin 1787 to establish acongregation here.In 1817 this smallgroup affiliated withthree other churchesand became the FirstPresbyterian Churchof Wantage.
Second Plaque:…