John Rutherfurd
1760 1961
In honor of
John Rutherfurd
1760 – 1840
U.S. Senator from N.J.
1791 – 1798
American patriot and statesman
for whom this borough was named.
Part of his estate, Edgerston Manor,
so named after the family seat in
Scotland, lay within the present
Borough of Rutherford.
Erected by
the people of Rutherford
sponsored by
the John Rutherford Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
May 30, 1961
Marker is at the intersection of Park Avenue and Donaldson Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Park Avenue.
Courtesy hmdb.org
