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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHJF_the-westbrook-bell-house_Sandyston-NJ.html
Johannes Westbrook, who was among the earliest permanent settlers of the Minisink region, built this homestead around the year 1701. It was subsequently fortified when incidents of hostility increased between the residents of New York and New Jers…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHJE_hainesville-new-jersey_Sandyston-NJ.html
The original name of "Sandyston" was changed to honor N.J. Governor Haines in 1845. This hamlet was created on a 1,000 acre plot purchased from the Gardner Tract by Simon Courtright before the Revolutionary War. Ownership passed to Peter Hotalen, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHHZ_cat-swamp-hijacking-and-murder_Byram-Township-NJ.html
In this area, on Cat Swamp Hill in Byram Township, at about 6:00 a.m. on June 14, 1921, the Sussex Print Silk truck was hijacked. Albert Koster drove onto the scene on his motorcycle, was mistaken for a state trooper, and murdered. The gang escape…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHHY_goldsmith-maid_Wantage-NJ.html
Here in the Clove in 1857 a filly of Hambletonian lineage was foaled on the farm of John B. Decker. When fully grown, a bay standardbred mare 15 hands, she was bought by Alden Goldsmith of Washingtonville, NY and won her first harness race at Gosh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGBM_the-kuser-lodge-an-inn-a-mansion-a-museum_Sussex-NJ.html
The Kuser Family Transformed the High Point InnTwin brothers John and Anthony Kuser, purchased the High Point Inn and the surrounding property in 1910. The sprawling mountain resort became the summer retreat of Anthony Kuser and his wife, Susie Dr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGBC_public-parks-refuge-recreation-for-all_Sussex-NJ.html
The First Public Park Was an Urban OasisWhen Europeans first arrived in America the land seemed limitless. However, by the late 1800s settlements stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific. More people were living in crowded cities and needed an e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGBA_the-gift-of-a-state-park_Sussex-NJ.html
High Point - One of New Jersey's First State ParksLike many early parks, High Point was privately owned for many years. During the early 1900s it was the summer estate of Anthony Kuser and his wife, Susie Dryden Kuser. Senator John F. Dryden, foun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGAG_high-point-an-early-haven-for-sightseers-sportsmen_Sussex-NJ.html
Early Settlement Were SparseSince prehistoric times the rugged landscape of the Kittatinny Ridge has made it more a place to visit than a place to live. Native Americans hunted the forests and fished the lakes here, but their villages were located…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFNJ_high-point-monument_Wantage-NJ.html
Height 220 FeetBase 34 feet square at the platformand 19 feet square where apex begins.The base of the monument is erected onthe highest point in the State of New JerseyAltitude 1803 feet above sea level.Corner stone laid June 8, 19291930< Second …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDJA_old-clove-church_Wantage-NJ.html
The Dutch ReformedChurch of New Brunswickgranted men of thiscommunity permissionin 1787 to establish acongregation here.In 1817 this smallgroup affiliated withthree other churchesand became the FirstPresbyterian Churchof Wantage.
Second Plaque:…