Flatbrookville, New Jersey

Flatbrookville, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Decker Ferry House
Decker Ferry House
Flatbrookville is located in Sussex County, New Jersey
Flatbrookville
Flatbrookville
Location within Sussex County. Inset: Location of Sussex County within New Jersey.
Flatbrookville is located in New Jersey
Flatbrookville
Flatbrookville
Flatbrookville (New Jersey)
Flatbrookville is located in the United States
Flatbrookville
Flatbrookville
Flatbrookville (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°06′01″N 74°57′49″W / 41.10028°N 74.96361°W / 41.10028; -74.96361
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountySussex
TownshipWalpack
Named forFlat Brook
Elevation
106 m (348 ft)
GNIS feature ID876381[1]

Flatbrookville is an unincorporated community located along Old Mine Road within Walpack Township, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] It is named after the Flat Brook, a tributary of the Delaware River, which flows through the community.[3] The area is now part of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.[4]

History

The Decker Ferry House, built c. 1800, and the Rosenkrans Ferry House, also known as the Smith-Rosenkrans House, built c. 1807, provided ferry service across the Delaware River at the Walpack Bend. Both are contributing properties of the Old Mine Road Historic District.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Flatbrookville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2015.
  3. ^ Snell, James P.; Clayton, W.W. (1881). "Flatbrookville". History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck. p. 330. OCLC 14075041.
  4. ^ "Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: Scenic Drives". National Park Service. Delaware View House / Flatbrookville Hotel
  5. ^ Bodle, Wayne K.; Tobias, Clifford (July 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Mine Road Historic District / Old Mine Road". National Park Service. With accompanying 29 photos from 1977


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