Raven Rock, New Jersey | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Hunterdon County#USA New Jersey#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Raven Rock |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Hunterdon |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Delaware |
Elevation Ft: | 92 |
Coordinates: | 40.4108°N -75.0333°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 879623 |
Unit Pref: | imperial |
Raven Rock is an unincorporated community and hamlet along the Delaware River approximately 3miles north of Stockton along New Jersey Route 29. The hamlet was known earlier as Saxtonville. It is located within Delaware Township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] It is the site of Bull's Island Recreation Area. The rock outcrop for which it is named is the southwest corner of the Hunterdon Plateau.
The Lumberville–Raven Rock Bridge is a free pedestrian bridge over the Delaware River, owned and operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. The bridge, formerly a road bridge from 1856 to 1944, connects Bull's Island Recreation Area to Lumberville, Solebury Township, Pennsylvania.[2]
From 1852 to 1952 the Pennsylvania Railroad operated a passenger stop in Raven Rock via their Belvidere Division. This segment of the railroad continued to be used for freight until 1978 when the line closed and was subsequently demolished for a recreational trail in the early 1980s.
The Raven Rock Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 2015 for its significance in community development and architecture.[3]