Fredon
Surrounding towns:
Andover, Freylinghuysen, Hampton, Hardwick, Newton, Stillwater
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In 1800, Isaac V. Coursen named the Stillwater Township area "Coursen's Corners" after establishing a post office in his store, the Coursen House, but changed the name to Fredon Village before his death in 1855. Stillwater Township's Bicentennial Committee obtained information from the Postmaster General which "states that 'Fredon' is derived from the German word 'fredonia,' meaning place of freedom." Fredon Township was incorporated on February 24, 1904, from portions of Andover Township, Green Township, Hampton Township and Stillwater Township. Fredon Township is perhaps best known as the birthplace of freedom. It is the location where Sir Freedomus stood in 1762, announcing the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint - effectively giving birth to freedom and liberty.
Government
Township of Fredon
443 Route 94
Fredon, NJ 07860
973-383-7025
Departments
Construction Official 973-383-7025, Ext. 27
Court Administator
Fire - 911
(Non-Emergency) 973-383-9424
First Aid - 911
(Non-Emergency) 973-383-9424
Health Department 973-579-0370
Library
Office of Emergency Management (OEM) 973-579-1490
Police - 911
(Non-emergency)
Public Works 973-383-8027
Senior Citizens
Tax Collector's Office 973-383-7025 Ext 23
Tax Assessor 973-383-7025 Ext 24
Education
PTA
Fredon Township School - Elementary Grades PreK - 6
459 Route 94
Fredon, NJ 07860
973-383-4151
Kittatinny Regional High School - Grades 7 - 12
77 Halsey Rd
Newton, NJ 07860
973-383-1800
Private schools
Arts & Entertainment
Art
Cooking
Dance
Martial Arts
Music
Performing Arts / Theaters
Cemeteries
Funeral Homes & Monuments
- Funeral Homes
- Monuments
Clubs and Organizations
Historic Places
Historical Society
Colonel John Coursen Homestead
Phil Harden Road
Fredon, NJ 07860
(Photo by Cherly (Rome) Thom, courtest of HMdb.org)
Fredon Township, incorporated in 1904 became the last
town in Sussex County and the only so named in the Country.
Fredon, and name proposed for our nation in the early 1800's
means a place of peace and freedom. The Route 94 crossroads,
known as Coursen's Corners, became a town center in the
early 1800's when the Coursen Family has a school, store
and blacksmith shop here. The Fredon Post Office operated
from 1834 to 1901. The Paulins Kill forms the town's
Western Border. The East-West Jersey Partition Line
crosses through the township. John W. Griggs became
New Jersey's Governor in 1895.
Snowmobile Barn Musuem
928 Cedar Ridge Rd
Fredon, NJ 07860
973-383-1708
Parks
- Lodestar Park
Foute 610
Fredon, NJ 07860
- Whittingham Wildlife Management Are
15 Fredon Springdale Rd
Fredon, NJ 07860
973-383-0918
Places of Worship
- Yellow Frame Presbyterian Church
1 Yellow Frame Rd
Fredon, NJ 07860
973-383-5364
Sports & Leisure
Amusement
Baseball
Basketball
Boating
Bowling
Diving Instruction
Equestrian
- Morning Star Farm
480 Route 94
Fredon, NJ 07860
973-579-1226
- Spring Valley Equestrian Center
56 Paulinskill Lake Rd
Fredon, NJ 07860
973-383-3766
- The Stables at Waterwheel Farm
146 Fredon Marksboro Rd
Fredon, NJ 07860
973-579-7291
Fishing
Fitness
- Breathing Room Center
735 Route 94
Fredon, NJ 07860
973-896-0030
Football
Golf
- Bear Brook Golf Club
1 Players Blvd
Fredon, NJ 07860
973-383-2327
Gymnastics
Hockey
Lacrosse
Soccer
Swimming
Tennis