Populated place in Warren County, New Jersey, US
Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States
Springtown is an unincorporated community located at the intersection of Springtown Road (County Route 519 ) and the Pohatcong Creek in Pohatcong Township , Warren County , New Jersey.[ 1] [ 2] It was named after the many small springs in the valley.[ 3]
History
In the 1850s, the village had two distilleries and three gristmills .[ 4]
Points of interest
The Hixson–Skinner Mill Complex , also known as Cole's Grist Mill Complex, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for its significance in commerce and industry.[ 5]
The Hixson–Mixsell House , also known as the Springtown Stagecoach Inn, was added to the NRHP in 2014 for its significance in architecture.[ 6]
References
^ a b c "Springtown" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Locality Search" . State of New Jersey.
^ Snell, James P.; Clayton, W.W. (1881). "Springtown". History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers . Philadelphia: Everts & Peck. pp. 602 . OCLC 14075041 .
^ Cummins, George Wyckoff (1911). History of Warren County, New Jersey . Lewis Historical Publishing. p. 244 . OCLC 55158005 . Springtown, on the Pohatcong, sixty years ago had two distilleries and three grist mills
^ Bertland, Dennis (March 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hixson–Skinner Mill Complex" . National Park Service .
^ Bertland, Dennis (August 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hixson–Mixsell House" . National Park Service .
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