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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JQD_high-breeze-farm_Vernon-Township-NJ.html
This property is listed on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places. High Breeze was the last farm on Wawayanda Mountain. The main house dates back to 1828. From 1860 to 1986, the 160 acre farm was the home to four generations o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRIM_sand-hill-road-and-route-94_Vernon-Township-NJ.html
In 1799 Peter Tompkins kept an inn and tavern in a former tailor shop at this corner. Sometime after 1811, when Vernon Turnpike (Route 94) was incorporated, the Stewart House was built next door. In the mid 1800's the inn was removed and the house…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI56_prices-switch-schoolhouse_Vernon-Township-NJ.html
Built in 1840, Price's Switch School was the last one-room schoolhouse to operate in Sussex County. The building originally stood on Route 94, a quarter mile north of Price's Switch Road, but was moved to its current location in 1883. It is the on…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI55_st-thomas-episcopal-church_Vernon-Township-NJ.html
This church was constructed in 1847 at a cost of $1,500 and was officially incorporated in May of 1848. Records of the parish date back to 1832. Many of the well-known local families were early benefactors, such as Rutherford, Dekay, Price, Bai…
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