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REVOLUTIONARY WAR SITES IN ROXBURY, NEW JERSEY

Roxbury NJ Revolutionary War Sites
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF SUCCASUNNA
First Presbyterian Church of Succasunna
Roxbury, New Jersey Revolutionary War Sites

First Presbyterian Church of Succasunna
99 Main St
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The historic marker in front of the church reads:
"First Presbyterian Church at Suckasunny Plains. Congregation organized 1756. First meeting house erected about 1760. Used as hospital and arsenal for Continental Army in 1777. Present church built 1853. Burying place of Governor Mahlon Dickerson." [1]

Revolutionary War soldiers are buried in the cemetery.

Historic Sites in Roxbury New Jersey
DANIEL CARY HOUSE
Daniel Cary House
Daniel Cary House

Daniel Cary House
208 Emmans Rd.
(Private Home)
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This house is a private residence.
Please respect the privacy and property of the owners.

The historic marker reads:
"Daniel Cary House -1771. In 1778, soldiers ill with small pox were brought here to relieve the overcrowding of the Succasunna Presbyterian Church. Then used as a hospital." [2]

It is believed that some of the soldiers who died here were buried on the property, but there is no documentation for this.

Roxbury New Jersey in the Revolutionary War

Sources:

1. ^ Morris County Heritage Commission sign

2. ^ Morris County Heritage Commission sign

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