Hill, Abigail Didline d. 1872 d/o Thomas Dildine w/o Luther Hill Sr. (Stone missing 12/5/1982
Hill, Anna May d. 11 Jun 1852 age _y 7m 6d d/o Luther & Abigail
Hill, Abby d. 17 Mar 1854 age 10y 1m 1d d/o Luther & Abigail
Hill, Sarah d/o Luther & Abigail
Hill, Luther (Sr) d. 1873 (Stone missing 12/5/1982)
http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/nj+index+73214026707+FHuntsville Cemetery - Huntsville, Green Twp., Sussex County, NJ
Located s/s Sutton Road, near intersection of Pequest Rd.
Condition - Poor, abandoned
The Hill Memorial
The Hill Memorial was constructed in 1916 by Newton contractor Thomas Farrel in renaissance revival style according to the design of Henry T.Stephens, a Paterson architect. It was built for the society's use by donations from Joshua Hill, a native of Sussex County, and was dedicated on Founder's Day, June 8, 1917. The building was named in memory of Joshua's parents, Luther and Abigail (Dildine) Hill, and his uncle, Joseph Price Hill. The building is faced with two shades of tapestry brick furnished by the N.H. Sloan kilns of Pennsylvania. The main entrance is ornamented with a portico and door casings manufactured by the Brick Terra Cotta & Tile Company of Corning, New York. The main architectural feature of the entry hall is the grand staircase of quartered oak.
Visitors are greeted by oil portraits of Governor Daniel E. Haines (1801-1877) of Hamburg, and Benjamin B. Edsall (1811-1877), editor of the Sussex Register and author of the Sussex County Centennial Address (1853).
The stained glass transom was salvaged from the Hotel Newton. The library shelves books and documents of both historical and genealogical interest. The Society's collection of historical artwork includes A View of Newton by William E. Ross (1867), A View of the Renovated Court House by Simeon S. Cook (ca 1885), an engraving of Lieutenant James Moody freeing prisoners from the Sussex Jail (1785), and oil paintings of James Shotwell's farm in Fredon by his daughter Della Shotwell and the Andover Mine by Mrs. Beegle of Englewood, New Jersey.
The Sussex County Room features a large stone fireplace built by George Sharp in 1922, incorporating stones of local geological and historic significance. A framed copy of Carlos Allen's Map of Sussex County (1869) hangs above the oak roll-top desk of Judge Henry T. Kays. Portraits of Luther and Abigail (Dildine)Hill, and of past Society Presidents, William Woodward, hardware merchant, and Jacob Bunnell, editor of the New Jersey Herald, are also on display.
Victorian display cases upstairs in the Assembly Room were custom made for jeweler H.D. Couse, and donated by his successor, John Coats, Sr., when Coats Jewelry Store moved in 1950 from the Cochran House store to 103 Spring Street. Here are the Society's collections of local samplers, coverlets, quilts, agricultural implements, early baskets, household utensils, and Civil War memorabilia.
Stained glass transoms were salvaged from Klingener's Candy Store in Newton. Also on display are pig iron from the Andover Furnace (1759-1795), a toll sign from the Morris Turnpike (1901), and items from Newton's famous Cochran House (1843-1961) including a guest register and a chair from the log cabin dining room, and monogrammed china and silverware. One of Society's most fascinating artifacts is the partial skeleton of a Mastodon discovered between 1962-65 during dredging of a bog at Camp Auxilium, Hampton Township.
Anyone who is planning to visit is advised to first call (973) 383-6010, and listen to the recorded message. Also, please remember to address all correspondence to SCHS, P.O. Box 913, Newton, New Jersey 07860.
Directions:
From Route 80 (east or west) take Exit 25. Follow Route 206 North (which becomes Main Street in Newton) 11.6 miles. The Hill Memorial is on your left hand side at the corner of Church Street.