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St. Mary's Cemetery (Mine Hill Township, New Jersey)
St. Mary's Church is a historic Roman Catholic parish church located at 371 South Main Street in the borough of Wharton, New Jersey, Wharton in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The parish was founded in 1845 and serves the communities of Wharton, Dover, New Jersey, Dover, and Mine Hill Township, New Jersey, Mine Hill Township. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson, Diocese of Paterson. The Gothic Revival stone church was designed by architect Jeremiah O'Rourke and built from 1872 to 1873. Listed as Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church, it was added to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places in 1997. The church buildings and grounds were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2023. History In 1845, St. Mary's became the first Roman Catholic parish established in the northwestern section of the county. The area had several iron mines, access to coal and markets via the Morris Canal and later the Morris and Essex Railroad, and an extensive iro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wharton, New Jersey
Wharton is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Morris County, New Jersey, Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,241, an increase of 719 (+11.0%) from the 2010 United States census, 2010 census count of 6,522, which in turn reflected an increase of 224 (+3.6%) from the 6,298 counted in the 2000 United States census, 2000 census. Wharton was originally incorporated as the borough Port Oram by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on June 26, 1895, created from portions of Randolph, New Jersey, Randolph Township and Rockaway Township, New Jersey, Rockaway Township, subject to the results of a referendum passed on the previous day; the name was changed to Wharton on April 16, 1902, based on a referendum held that day and subject to legislation passed on March 27, 1902.Snyder, John P''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 196. Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |