Kipp - Nellis Farm

Kipp - Nellis Farm (HM16PP)

Location: Wayne, NJ 07470 Passaic County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 55.702', W 74° 13.882'

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This land was part of the
Kipp - Nellis Farm
Settled in 1723 by Cornelius and Eva Berdan Kipp.
The farm served the Preakness Valley area for 250 years.

The farmhouse, located across Nellis Drive, was built circa 1840 by Nicholas and Sophia Berry Kipp. The Kipp family cemetery is located across Valley Road.

Jacob and Ella Louise Ostrum Nellis bought the farm from Isaac Blaine in 1903. The high school, town hall, and library are now located on the Nellis Farm.

Descendants of Joseph & Kathryn MacDonald Nellis and Bird & Clara Louise Nellis Berdan placed this marker to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Wayne Township, April 12, 1997.
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HM NumberHM16PP
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Year Placed1997
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Date Added Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 5:51am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 564713 N 4531089
Decimal Degrees40.92836667, -74.23136667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 55.702', W 74° 13.882'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 55' 42.12" N, 74° 13' 52.92" W
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Area Code(s)201, 973, 862
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 475 Valley Rd, Wayne NJ 07470, US
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