Foul Rift, New Jersey Explained

Foul Rift, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Warren County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Foul Rift in Warren County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Warren
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:White
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Ft:239
Coordinates:40.8022°N -75.0978°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:876430

Foul Rift is an unincorporated community and one-time ghost town located within White Township, in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] Foul Rift had been a cottage community located on the east bank of the Delaware River, 2miles south of Belvidere.

History

Foul Rift was named after the rapids along that stretch of the Delaware River. The community began as campsites, and grew to include summer cottages and year-round rental cottages.[2]

A tract of 1735acres was surveyed to William Penn, "extending from the foot of Foul Rift to Hutchison's". Early settlers to Foul Rift purchased land from Penn's heirs in 1740. The Rifton Mills were built there in 1814 in order to harness the fast flowing water at Foul Rift. In 1856, the mills were destroyed by fire.[3]

Between 2004 and 2006, a series of floods destroyed 24 cottages in Foul Rift. The remaining four cottages, owned by PPL Corporation, were removed in 2008.[2]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  2. Web site: Frassinelli . Mike . Residents of Foul Rift Bid Farewell to a Sweet Life . . October 5, 2008 .
  3. Book: Cummins, George Wyckoff . History of Warren County, New Jersey . Lewis Historical Publishing . 1911 . 161, 214.
  4. Book: Bertholf, Jr. . Kenneth . Dorflinger . Don . Blairstown and Its Neighbors . Arcadia . 2011 . 7. 9780738574318 .