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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXA9_the-new-colossus_New-York-NJ.html
In 1883, a young writer, Emma Lazarus, donated a poem to an auction raising funds for the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. "The New Colossus" vividly depicted the Statue of Liberty as offering refuge from the miseries of Europe. The sonnet recei…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRN5_the-middle-valley-trap-rock-mine-company_Glen-Gardner-NJ.html
Lawrence Hager Trimmer (1847-1909) was a commanding presence in the Middle Valley community, having represented the Second District of Hunterdon County, in the New Jersey State Assembly, from 1889-1891. As a prominent businessman he founded and se…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRN4_the-teetertown-mill_Glen-Gardner-NJ.html
In 1760, a farmer named Asher Mott (1739-?) inherited a gristmill and a 45 acre "plantation" following the death of his father, William. The mill was located downstream from this point along Hollow Brook (also known as Mill Creek). Please note tha…