Warrington, New Jersey Explained

Warrington, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Warren County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Warrington
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Warrington in Warren County. Inset; Location of Warren 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:Knowlton
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Ft:351
Coordinates:40.9314°N -75.0842°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:881548

Warrington is an unincorporated community located within Knowlton Township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] It is located on the Paulins Kill, approximately 1miles northeast of where it flows into the Delaware River.[2]

History

The early settlement was also known as "Kill Mills" and "Knowlton Mills". It was described as a "thriving little place", with a population of 50 in 1882.[2] [3] There was a blacksmith shop, and a public house known as "Leida's Hotel" or "Foster's Hotel". Warrington had a grist mill in 1890. These were gone by 1911.[2] [4]

A line of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad - now abandoned - passed through Warrington.[2]

The Warrington Stone Bridge is located north of the settlement. Built around 1860, it is still the largest stone arch roadway bridge in New Jersey, and is listed on both the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  2. Book: Cummins, George Wyckoff . History of Warren County, New Jersey . Lewis Historical Publishing Company . 1911 . 192. 24171900M .
  3. Book: Industries of New Jersey . Historical Publishing Company . 1882 . 132. 24332547M .
  4. Book: Annual Report of the State Geologist for the Year 1890 . New Jersey Geological Survey . 1891 . 227.
  5. Web site: New Jersey Historic Bridge Data . New Jersey Department of Transportation . December 21, 2014.