Flatbrookville, New Jersey Explained

Flatbrookville, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Sussex County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Flatbrookville
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Sussex County. Inset: Location of Sussex County within New Jersey.
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sussex
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Walpack
Named For:Flat Brook
Elevation M:106
Elevation Ft:348
Coordinates:41.1003°N -74.9636°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:876381

Flatbrookville is an unincorporated community located along Old Mine Road within Walpack Township, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] It is named after the Flat Brook, a tributary of the Delaware River, which flows through the community.[2] The area is now part of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.[3]

History

The Decker Ferry House, built, and the Rosenkrans Ferry House, also known as the Smith-Rosenkrans House, built, provided ferry service across the Delaware River at the Walpack Bend. Both are contributing properties of the Old Mine Road Historic District.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  2. Book: Snell . James P. . Clayton . W.W. . History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers . Flatbrookville . https://archive.org/details/historyofsussexw00snel/page/330 . Philadelphia . Everts & Peck . 1881 . 330 . 14075041.
  3. Web site: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: Scenic Drives . . Delaware View House / Flatbrookville Hotel.
  4. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80000410}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Mine Road Historic District / Old Mine Road ]. National Park Service. Wayne K. . Bodle . Clifford . Tobias . July 1980 . With