Millbrook, New Jersey

Millbrook, also known as Millbrook Village, is an unincorporated community located along Old Mine Road within Hardwick Township, formerly Pahaquarry Township, in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1][2] It is named after the Mill Brook, now known as Van Campens Mill Brook, a tributary of the Delaware River.[3][4] The area is now part of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.[5]

Millbrook, New Jersey
George Trauger House
George Trauger House
Millbrook is located in Warren County, New Jersey
Millbrook
Millbrook
Location of Millbrook within Warren County. Inset: Location of Warren County in New Jersey.
Millbrook is located in New Jersey
Millbrook
Millbrook
Millbrook (New Jersey)
Millbrook is located in the United States
Millbrook
Millbrook
Millbrook (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°04′24″N 74°57′47″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyWarren
TownshipHardwick
Named forVan Campens Mill Brook
Elevation200 m (656 ft)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID878370[1]

History

A grist mill was built here in 1832, by Abram Garis, on what is now known as Van Campens Mill Brook. The George Trauger House was built c.1860.[6] The Colonel Abraham Van Campen House, built c.1750, the B. B. Van Campen Farm, also known as the Moses Van Campen House, built c.1840, and the Miller House, also known as the James Van Campen Farm, are contributing properties of the Old Mine Road Historic District.[7] The Abraham Van Campen House, built c.1790, was moved to the village in 1974.[6]

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