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Sussex County Historical Society - NJ
Sussex County County Historical Society, Hill Museum
82 Main Street
Newton, NJ 07860
973-383-6010
http://www.sussexhistory.org/
The holidays are fast approaching. Why not give the gift of Sussex County history to a family member or friend? Check out our expanded online bookstore at www.sussexhistory.org/ and click on Shop. Browse through our many specials and check out our Double Decker special. Amelia Stickney Decker and Ralph Decker are well known in Sussex County. Amelia was a historian and Ralph was an educator. Ralph wrote Then And Now: Forty Years in the Schools of Sussex County. He gives a history of Sussex County schools up to 1940 as well as histories of individual school districts. Included are many photographs of early Sussex County school houses. Amelia Stickney Decker wrote That Ancient Trail which explores the discovery, settling and early life along the Old Mine Road. The second part of the book takes the reader on a tour of some of the connecting roads and “Century Old Houses” in Walpack, Sandyston and Montague Townships.
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I picked up our new permanent sign for the Newton Academy yesterday. Since the building is not at the point to install this marker, it is on display in the Sussex Room of Hill Memorial....82 Main Street. Stop by on Fridays, 9-1, to check it out...and all of our other wonderful displays!! Please notice that Virginia Smith and Myra Snook have been recognized for their generosity.
Railroads of Sussex County![]()
The first passenger railroads came to Sussex County in the mid 1850's. Learn more about the early history of railroads in these two booklets of postcard views. Included are A Penny A View…Railroads of Sussex County, Volume 1 which includes photographs of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad. Also included is A Penny A View…Railroads of Sussex County, Volume 2 which includes photographs of the Lehigh & Hudson River, Lehigh & New England, and the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroads. Both are authored by Wayne McCabe & Kate Gordon.![]()
Why not gift the gift of Sussex County history to friends and family this year. Check out our online bookstore at www.sussexhistory.org/ and click on the Shop tab. PayPal is accepted.