Flatbrookville, New Jersey

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Flatbrookville, New Jersey
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Location within Sussex County. Inset: Location of Sussex County within New Jersey.
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Coordinates: 41°06′01″N74°57′49″W / 41.10028°N 74.96361°W / 41.10028; -74.96361 Coordinates: 41°06′01″N74°57′49″W / 41.10028°N 74.96361°W / 41.10028; -74.96361
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Township Walpack
Named for Flat 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, New Jersey, United States. [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]

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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]

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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