Historic Markers - Sussex Borough, New Jersey NJ14

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Sussex Borough, New Jersey NJ14

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Sussex Borough was settled by Peter Decker about 1742. It was incorporated from Wantage Township as the Borough of Deckertown on October 15, 1891. The name was changed to Sussex Borough on March 2, 1902. The Sussex Presbyterian Church, the oldest Church in Sussex Borough was organized in 1839 with 28 members. One of the oldest hospitals in Sussex County opened in Sussex Borough as the Dr. Alexander Linn Hospital in 1918. The last stagecoach ran on June 29, 1872.

Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and Sussex County Historic Marker Committee 2008

Main Street (Deckertown Commons Park), Borough of Sussex Sussex County New Jersey


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