Civics
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In 1762, the Courthouse Yard formed a central part of landowner Jonathan Hampton’s Town Plot. It served as a place for political meetings, corporal punishment, militia trainings, public entertainments, and a common pasture. Until 1858, voters in township elections indicated their choice by moving either up or downhill on the Green for a head count. In 1895, the ninety-ton granite Civil War Soldier’s and Sailor’s Monument was erected in eternal gratitude to all those from Sussex County who have served in the armed forces.
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