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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHKC_home-of-hudson-maxim_Hopatcong-NJ.html
Maxim Park was the estate of famous inventor, Hudson Maxim. Purchased by Maxim in 1901, the property included a spectacular Venetian boat house, guest cottages, a laboratory, ice house/observatory, servant's quarters, tennis courts and garage. Max…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHKB_henry-w-merriam_Newton-NJ.html
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. He…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHKA_fredon_Fredon-Township-NJ.html
Fredon Township, incorporated in 1904 became the last town in Sussex County and the only so named in the Country. Fredon, a name proposed for our nation in the early 1800's means a place of peace and freedom. The Route 94 crossroads, known as Cour…
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/HMHK8_dr-samuel-fowler_Franklin-NJ.html
Dr. Samuel Fowler, born in Newburgh, NY, and came first to Hamburg after medical studies in Philadelphia. He established mills, a blacksmith shop, tannery, and a furnace to process ores from mines owned in Franklin Furnace. He became a noted and r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHK7_casper-shafer_Newton-NJ.html
Casper Shafer, a German emigrant settled this area circa 1742. By 1750, he built this stone house, later fortifying it with a stockade during the French and Indian War. His first grist mill, built 1743, was located upstream, replacing it in 1764 w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHK6_branchville-nj_Branchville-NJ.html
On or about the year 1690 William H. Beemer settled here on 1,000 acres of land and built the first mill. James Haggerty purchased this land in 1793 and built additional successful mills lending the area the name known as "Brantown" due to the man…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHJV_augusta-hill-baptists_Frankford-NJ.html
In 1750, several families left the Congregational Church of Mansfield, CT relocating to New Jersey with William Marsh, their spiritual leader. Building a log meeting house here, they associated with the Baptist faith in 1750. As the church prosper…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHJU_amity-school_Byram-Township-NJ.html
The Amity School was built in 1840, and in continuous use until June 1936. When it was built, Byram Township included part of current Sparta Township, and all of Stanhope and Hopatcong Boroughs. Stanhope Road did not reach from Green Road to Tomah…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHJG_brick-house-village_Montague-Township-NJ.html
This central hamlet for Montague, a township created in 1759, was named for the Brick House Hotel - a colonial tavern, hostelry and stage coach stop built in the 1700's. It sat at the convergence of two turnpikes with Old Mine Road and near the De…