Preserving the rich history of Hardyston Township
New members welcome! Those interested may contact:
Bill Truran, President Hardyston Historical Society
Built ca 1820, Photo ca 1900
A passion for preserving history
Here is where we are: in northern New Jersey, Sussex County
Who we are
Hardyston Township has been home to Lenni Lenape for thousands of years. Pioneers and settlers have been here for over three hundred years.
Hardyston Township was formed from a larger tract on February 25, 1762.
Historical details
Over time, Hardyston Township has had areas form their own governments: Vernon (1793), Sparta (1845), Franklin (1913), Hamburg (1920).
This is a land of great natural resources and wonderful ways to enjoy one’s life.
Always evolving
A good reference that is always evolving can be found at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardyston_Township,_New_Jersey
Journey through some of our precious historical houses and landmarks
Walther House
This house was built in 1805 in the Stockholm
section of Hardyston, up on Snufftown Mountain. The Snufftown area at one time was a lively place. With the advent of the Newark Watershed around the turn of the last century much land turned back to forest. The Walthers had a tanning mill with a waterwheel on the Pequannock River in Snufftown.
North Church and Cemetery
Part of Hardyston Twp is a locale known as North Church. This is named after the North Church that was built there around 1810, A photo is shown of the North Church in the late 1800s. The hill behind it is where the North Hardyston Cemetery remains currently. Hardyston Twp was much larger years ago than today, and Sparta Presbyterian Church as built in Sparta shortly after the Revolutionary War. The northern part of the twp was far from Sparta and difficult to reach in those horse and carriage days so a new church was needed in the northern part of the township, thus prompting the name. The site is currently where the town garages are, at the
corner of Route 95 and North Church Road.
New members welcome!
Those interested may contact:
Bill Truran, President Hardyston Historical Society
Hardyston Historical Inc. 