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Newton Green - A Birthplace of Democracy NJ1 |
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 Picture Courtesy of Caroline Strasser
 Picture Courtesy of Caroline Strasser
 Picture Courtesy of Caroline Strasser
The Courthouse Yard was a central part of landowner Jonathan Hampton's Town Plot in 1762. It was used for political meetings, corporal punishment, militia trainings, public entertainment, and common pasture. Until 1858 voters in township elections indicated their choice by moving either up or downhill on the Green for a head count.
The 90-ton granite Civil WarSoldier's and Sailor's Monument was erected in 1895.
In eternal gratitude to all those from Sussex County who have served in our armed forces.
Erected 2000 by the Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders
In the park at Park Place and Spring Streets, Newton, Sussex County New Jersey
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