Paulina, New Jersey | |
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Location of Paulina in
Warren County. Inset: Location of Warren County within the state of New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 40°58′35″N 74°56′38″W / 40.97639°N 74.94389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Warren |
Township | Blairstown |
Elevation | 112 m (367 ft) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−04:00 ( EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 879172 [1] |
Paulina is an unincorporated community located in Blairstown in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [1] [2]
Paulina is located on the Paulins Kill, approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) east of downtown Blairstown.
Around 1768, William Armstrong constructed a grist mill there, which remained for more than a century. A second grist mill was constructed in Paulina in 1783 by Peter B. Shafer. That mill was later used as an axe-helve factory and saw mill. [3]
By 1851, Paulina had a post office, and by 1882 the population was 110. In 1890, a grist mill was still located there. [3] [4] [5]
In 1895, the Paulina Dam, also known as the Paulina Lake Dam, [6] was built on the Paulins Kill. Rated a "significant hazard" by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the process of removing it started in December 2023. [7]
The Paulinskill Valley Trail, a 30-mile (48 km) long recreational rail trail following the former route of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway, passes through Paulina. [8]