Tag: history
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October 2023
As one drives on Route 23, coming west from New York City, one finds a lot of vacant land. This area is a large wild area that was bought up by the city of Newark around the turn of the 19th Century, It was used for the creation of the Newark Watershed to give the…
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September 2023
Even though it is summer, there was activity at the Monroe One Room Schoolhouse in Hardyston Township on Monday July 24, 2023. The Sparta Historical Society was invited to the schoolhouse for some informational exchange and camaraderie. Sparta is going to have a schoolhouse exhibit at their Van Kirk Museum and wanted to see first…
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July 2023: The Monroe One Room Schoolhouse
One of the premier historical locations in Hardyston Township, that still exists, is the Monroe One Room Schoolhouse. This quaint stone structure is located on the southwest corner of the Township along today’s Route 94. Back in the day, Hardyston Township was much larger and the area had a number of small schools in each…
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