Millbrook, New Jersey Explained

Millbrook, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Warren County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Millbrook
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Millbrook within Warren County. Inset: Location of Warren County in New Jersey.
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Warren
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Hardwick
Named For:Van Campens Mill Brook
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation M:200
Elevation Ft:656
Coordinates:41.0733°N -74.9631°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:878370

Millbrook, also known as Millbrook Village, is an unincorporated community located along Old Mine Road within Hardwick Township, formerly Pahaquarry Township, in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] It is named after the Mill Brook, now known as Van Campens Mill Brook, a tributary of the Delaware River.[2] [3] The area is now part of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.[4]

History

A grist mill was built here in 1832, by Abram Garis, on what is now known as Van Campens Mill Brook. The George Trauger House was built .[5] The Colonel Abraham Van Campen House, built, the B. B. Van Campen Farm, also known as the Moses Van Campen House, built, and the Miller House, also known as the James Van Campen Farm, are contributing properties of the Old Mine Road Historic District.[6] The Abraham Van Campen House, built, was moved to the village in 1974.[5]

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 . Mill Brook . https://archive.org/details/historyofsussexw00snel/page/699 . Philadelphia . Everts & Peck . 1881 . 696, 699 . 14075041.
  3. Variant name: Vancampens Mill Brook
  4. Web site: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: Scenic Drives . . Millbrook Village.
  5. Web site: Millbrook Village . National Park Service.
  6. 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