Warrington, New Jersey

Warrington, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Warrington Stone Bridge over the Paulins Kill
Warrington Stone Bridge over the Paulins Kill
Warrington is located in Warren County, New Jersey
Warrington
Warrington
Location of Warrington in Warren County. Inset; Location of Warren County within the state of New Jersey.
Warrington is located in New Jersey
Warrington
Warrington
Warrington (New Jersey)
Warrington is located in the United States
Warrington
Warrington
Warrington (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°55′53″N 75°05′03″W / 40.93139°N 75.08417°W / 40.93139; -75.08417
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyWarren
TownshipKnowlton
Elevation
[1]
107 m (351 ft)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID881548[1]

Warrington is an unincorporated community located within Knowlton Township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1][2] It is located on the Paulins Kill, approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) northeast of where it flows into the Delaware River.[3]

The Paulins Kill flowing southwest near Warrington

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.[3][4] 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.[3][5]

A line of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad—now abandoned—passed through Warrington.[3]

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.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Warrington
  2. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed December 20, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d Cummins, George Wyckoff (1911). History of Warren County, New Jersey. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 192. OL 24171900M.
  4. ^ Industries of New Jersey. Historical Publishing Company. 1882. p. 132. OL 24332547M.
  5. ^ Annual Report of the State Geologist for the Year 1890. New Jersey Geological Survey. 1891. p. 227.
  6. ^ "New Jersey Historic Bridge Data" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 21, 2014.