Millville, Sussex County, New Jersey

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Coordinates: 41°18′47″N 74°46′48″W / 41.31306°N 74.78000°W / 41.31306; -74.78000
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Millville, New Jersey
Township
Montague
GNIS feature ID878391[1]

Millville is an unincorporated community located along River Road (County Route 521) and Shimers Brook in Montague Township of Sussex County, New Jersey.[1][2] The Montague Grange and other parts of the community are in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.[3]

History

The community got its name from the gristmills and sawmills built along Shimers Brook, then known as Chambers Mill Brook,

Historic American Buildings Survey in 1970, before being demolished by 1980.[7]

Historic district

Millville Historic and Archaeological District
Area9.3 acres (3.8 ha)
NRHP reference No.84002807[8]
NJRHP No.2606; 5172[9]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 30, 1984
Designated NJRHPNovember 21, 1983
November 21, 2013

The Millville Historic and Archaeological District is a 9.3-acre (3.8 ha)

County Route 653), Millville and Weider Roads.[9] The county has posted a historical information sign on Clove Road.[5]

  • House built 1749 by Captain Abram Shimer on River Road
    House built 1749 by Captain Abram Shimer on River Road
  • Historical information sign at the Bonnell–Westbrook wagon house on Clove Road
    Historical information sign at the Bonnell–Westbrook wagon house on Clove Road

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Millville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Locality Search". State of New Jersey.
  3. ^ "Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: Scenic Drives". National Park Service. Montague Grange
  4. ^ "Shimers Brook". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Variant name: Chambers Mill Brook
  5. ^ a b "Millville Historic District". Sussex County, New Jersey.
  6. OCLC 14075041
    .
  7. Historic American Buildings Survey
    . 1970.
  8. ^ a b "National Register Information System – Millville Historic and Archaeological District (#84002807)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  9. ^ a b "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Sussex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 28, 2021. p. 4. Millville Historic and Archaeological District (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation)

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