Deckertown Turnpike Marker - Sussex, NJ
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Metro2
N 41° 18.336 W 074° 40.279
18T E 527514 N 4572734
This old milepost is on display at the High Point State Park Ranger Station.
Waymark Code: WMEMK3
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 06/14/2012
Views: 2
The handwritten placard accompanying this marker reads:
"Mile Marker
A number of these markers were
located along Deckertown Turnpike,
an early stagecoach route between
Milford, PA and Hoboken-Jersey City."
The readable portion of the marker:
"58
MILES
TO
HOBOKEN
OR
JERSEY
CITY"
The Deckertown Turnpike apparently is the road that is now known as County Road 443...right outside this Ranger Station.
Condition: Worn
Material: Stone
Inscription:
"58
MILES
TO
HOBOKEN
OR
JERSEY
CITY"
Name of road: Deckertown Turnpike
Date placed: Not listed
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