(1712 - 1784)
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 with a larger structure at the present site. This profitable enterprise shipped goods by flatboat down the Paulinskill and Delaware Rivers to Philadelphia. The mill rebuilt in 1844 after a fire was the last operating grist mill in New Jersey. A strong supporter of American Independence, Shafer was one of three delegates from Sussex County to serve in New Jersey's first legislative assemblies (1776-1779).| HM Number | HMHK7 |
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| Series | This marker is part of the New Jersey: Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders series |
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| Year Placed | 2004 |
| Placed By | Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and Sussex County Historic Marker Committee |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 7:05am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 510503 N 4542529 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 41.03391667, -74.87505000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 41° 2.035', W 74° 52.503' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 41° 2' 2.10" N, 74° 52' 30.18" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 201, 973, 908, 862 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 920-926 Main St, Newton NJ 07860, US |
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