Casper Shafer

Casper Shafer (HMHK7)

Location: Newton, NJ 07860 Sussex County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 2.035', W 74° 52.503'

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(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).
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HM NumberHMHK7
Series This marker is part of the New Jersey: Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders series
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Year Placed2004
Placed BySussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and Sussex County Historic Marker Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 7:05am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 510503 N 4542529
Decimal Degrees41.03391667, -74.87505000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 2.035', W 74° 52.503'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 2' 2.10" N, 74° 52' 30.18" W
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Area Code(s)201, 973, 908, 862
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 920-926 Main St, Newton NJ 07860, US
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