Sayre House

Sayre House is a New Jersey historical marker in Morris County, dedicated 1963.

Marker is on Ridgedale Avenue 0.1 miles east of Park Ave., on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.

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Built about 1745, was the headquarters of Gen. Anthony Wayne in 1777. Rev. James Caldwell was frequent visitor here.

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Historical maps covering this location

1755 · North America from the French of Mr. D'Anville, improved with the back settlements of… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1756 · A map of the eastern part of the province of New York with part of New Jersey, & c (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1777 · The province of New Jersey, divided into east and west, commonly called the Jerseys (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1807 · Northern Part of New Jersey, shewing the the American and British Armies after crossing… (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1811 · Map Of The Country Thirty Miles Round the City of New York. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Northern Part of New Jersey, shewing the the American and British Armies after crossing…, 1807, covering the location of Sayre House, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Northern Part of New Jersey, shewing the the American and British Armies after crossing…, 1807, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Marker data: New Jersey Historical Commission

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