Washington Valley, New Jersey

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Washington Valley, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Washington Valley Schoolhouse, 2018
Washington Valley Schoolhouse, 2018
Washington Valley is located in Morris County, New Jersey
Washington Valley
Washington Valley
Coordinates: 40°48′20″N 74°31′38″W / 40.80556°N 74.52722°W / 40.80556; -74.52722Coordinates: 40°48′20″N 74°31′38″W / 40.80556°N 74.52722°W / 40.80556; -74.52722
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMorris
TownshipMorris
Elevation
[1]
371 ft (113 m)
GNIS feature ID881602[1]

Washington Valley is an unincorporated community in the Whippany River valley within Morris Township in Morris County, New Jersey.[2][3]

Historic properties[]

There are several historic properties in the encompassing Washington Valley Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1992.[3]

The Washington Valley Schoolhouse, a one-room schoolhouse built in 1869 and located at the intersection of Washington Valley Road and Schoolhouse Lane, was added to the NRHP on October 15, 1973.[4]

John Smith House, 2018

The John Smith House, built in 1812 and located at 124 Washington Valley Road, was added to the NRHP on January 1, 1976.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Washington Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ "Locality Search". State of New Jersey. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Foster, Janet W. (November 12, 1992). "NRHP Nomination: Washington Valley Historic District". National Park Service. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)"Accompanying 56 photos, from 1991". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Kerschner, Terry (October 15, 1973). "NRHP Nomination: Washington Valley Schoolhouse". National Park Service. Cite journal requires |journal= (help) "Accompanying 4 photos, from 1973". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Kostrub, Nancy (January 1, 1976). "NRHP Nomination: John Smith House". National Park Service. Cite journal requires |journal= (help) "Accompanying 2 photos, from 1974". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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