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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D1Z_the-seven-stars_Pilesgrove-NJ.html
The Seven Stars. . A tavern on Kings Highway started 1751. This building now a residence, 1762. The small front window provided curb service.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D1L_mt-pisgah-african-methodist-episcopal-church_Salem-NJ.html
Mt. Pisgah African Methodist Episcopal Church. Salem, New Jersey. has been designated a National Historic Landmark. This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. Reuben Cuff founded this ch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O5B_supawna-meadows-national-wildlife-refuge_Pennsville-Township-NJ.html
Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is located within the Atlantic Flyway-one of four major migration corridors which pass through the continental United States. The refuge provides crucial and diverse habitat for wildlife seeking nourishment…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NYG_church-landing-road_Pennsville-Township-NJ.html
In 1638, the New Sweden Company financed a group of Swedes and Finns to travel to the New World to establish a colony for trade with the Native Americans and to learn about the land. These early settlers traveled up the Delaware River, entered the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NYF_the-moat-and-the-parados_Pennsville-Township-NJ.html
The parados (Spanish for rear door) is the earthen hill adjacent to the gun battery. It serve as a shield against gunfire from the rear. Construction of the moat and parados at Fort Mott began in 1897 and took over two years to complete. The earth…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NYE_observation-towers_Pennsville-Township-NJ.html
Fifty-two feet above the ground, soldiers in this observational tower were able to identify an enemy vessel, calculate its speed and distance, note weather conditions and communicate this information to the main plotting room and the ten-inch guns…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NX9_first-presbyterian-church-of-salem_Salem-NJ.html
Top panelNew Jersey Register of Historic Places 1974; National Register of Historic Places 1975; Significant for its Romanesque and Gothic ecclesiastical architecture, its steeple structural design and for being a work of architect John McArthur, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NX8_underground-railroad-station_Salem-NJ.html
From 1836 through the Civil War, this house was a beacon to enslaved African Americans escaping north. Here abolitionists Abigail and Elizabeth Good provided funds and supplies to the runaways for their journey to Freedom.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NX6_salem-county-historical-society-museum-and-library_Salem-NJ.html
The handsome pattern brickwork of this house is typical of the 18th century Salem County architecture. In addition to serving as a residence, these buildings once housed a temperance hotel and medical offices. John S. Rock, the first African-Ameri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NX5_fenwick-building_Salem-NJ.html
1891 Built as Ford's Hotel. 1919 Converted to Salem County Memorial Hospital in memoriam to WWI soldiers and sailors. Opened with 30 beds, 12 physicians and surgeons. First year 1093 patients treated. 1951 Hospital vacated building relocating to M…