Early Church

Early Church is a New Jersey historical marker in Somerset County, dedicated 1964.

Marker is at the intersection of S Maple Avenue and E Oak Street, on the right when traveling north on S Maple Avenue.

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A pioneer log church was built under the ancient oak before 1731. A frame church replaced it in 1749. Present structure, 1839.

Maps this old were drawn largely by eye, so places on them can sit miles from where they really are. The pin is ours and marks the marker's location today.

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Historical maps covering this location

1733 · A map of the British Empire in America with the French and Spanish settlements adjacent… (Princeton University Library)
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)
1872 · Morris Co., N.J. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1947 · Bernardsville, New Jersey (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Morris Co., N.J, 1872, covering the location of Early Church, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Morris Co., N.J, 1872, 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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