Millville, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 41°18′47″N 74°46′48″W / 41.31306°N 74.78000°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Sussex |
Township | Montague |
GNIS feature ID | 878391 [1] |
Millville is an unincorporated community located along River Road ( County Route 521) and Shimers Brook in Montague Township of Sussex County, New Jersey. [1] [2] The Montague Grange and other parts of the community are in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. [3]
The community got its name from the gristmills and sawmills built along Shimers Brook, then known as Chambers Mill Brook, [4] starting in 1722. During the American Revolutionary War, Captains Abram Shimer and James Bonell were at the fort located here to protect the mills. [5] Shimer built a mill here c. 1750. [6] In the 1790s, Jacob Shimer, his son, built a house on Old Mine Road, now River Road. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1970, before being demolished by 1980. [7]
Millville Historic and Archaeological District | |
Area | 9.3 acres (3.8 ha) |
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NRHP reference No. | 84002807 [8] |
NJRHP No. | 2606; 5172 [9] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | January 30, 1984 |
Designated NJRHP | November 21, 1983 November 21, 2013 |
The Millville Historic and Archaeological District is a 9.3-acre (3.8 ha) historic district encompassing the village. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 30, 1984, for its significance in exploration/settlement, history, and industry. The district includes four contributing buildings and six contributing sites. [8] The district boundary on the state register was increased on November 21, 2013, and lists River Road ( County Route 521), Clove Road ( County Route 653), Millville and Weider Roads. [9] The county has posted a historical information sign on Clove Road. [5]
Montague Grange
Millville Historic and Archaeological District (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation)