OLDEST -- Educational Building in Cumberland County, NJ
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N 39° 24.179 W 075° 20.551
18S E 470509 N 4361553
Little Stone School (1 room) in Greenwich, NJ.
Waymark Code: WM959Y
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 07/01/2010
Views: 4
A well preserved one room school house that at dates from the mid to late 18th century. It was founded as a free school and is the oldest building dedicated to education in Cumberland County, NJ. It remained in service until the late 1890s when fully subsidized public education became the norm.
The accompanying historical marker reads: "Endowed as a free school for poor children by Zachariah Barrow. Oldest educational building in Cumberland Co., it served until the advent of public supported learning. Militia trained here - 1812."
Type of documentation of superlative status: Historical marker and county records
Location of coordinates: Street shoulder.
Web Site: Not listed
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