First Post Office in Pompton Plains, NJ
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N 40° 57.817 W 074° 17.708
18T E 559313 N 4534957
The Giles Mandeville House, built in 1788, served as the first post office in Pompton Plains, NJ.
Waymark Code: WMB8Z2
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 04/20/2011
Views: 2
Please note the building at this location is currently a private home and is the manse of the First Reformed Church of Pomton Plains. Please view this marker and home from the sidewalk so as not to trespass on the owners property.
The marker at the site reads:
GILES MANDEVILLE HOUSE
1788
BUILT BY GILES MANDEVILLE FOR
HIS BRIDE SARAH ROOME. LATER
SERVED AS POMPTON PLAINS'
FIRST POST OFFICE. SINCE 1953
MANSE OF THE FIRST REFORMED
CHURCH.
MORRIS COUNTY HERITAGE COMMISSION
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