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Originally published in 1939
Some of this information may no longer be current and in that case is presented for historical interest only.
Edited by GET NJ, COPYRIGHT 2003
The GREEN HOMESTEAD (private), a low rambling, shingled structure
painted white, built c. 1735 by Dr. Jacob Green, has five half-windows
under the eaves. In addition to his duties as pastor, teacher, and physician,
the doctor found time to operate gristmills and to produce a fine grade of
rye whisky at a Troy Hills distillery. His son Ashbel limited himself to
theology and, during the Revolution, soldiering. Ashbel was a favorite of
Washington, who attended his wedding bringing a silver service, now
preserved in the homestead, as a gift. As president of Princeton University
(1813-1823), Ashbel Green became known as a theologian and scholar.
The Hanover property is owned by his great-great-grandson, Ashbel III.
Whippany River, 11 miles, is crossed by a concrete bridge just below its
confluence with Black Brook.
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