Millville, Sussex County, New Jersey

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Millville, New Jersey
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Montague Grange No. 140
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Coordinates: 41°18′47″N74°46′48″W / 41.31306°N 74.78000°W / 41.31306; -74.78000 [1]
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County Sussex
Township Montague
GNIS feature ID878391 [1]

Millville is an unincorporated community located along River Road (County Route 521) and Shimers Brook in Montague Township of Sussex County, New Jersey. [1] [2] The Montague Grange and other parts of the community are in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. [3]

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History

The community got its name from the gristmills and sawmills built along Shimers Brook, then known as Chambers Mill Brook, [4] starting in 1722. During the American Revolutionary War, Captains Abram Shimer and James Bonell were at the fort located here to protect the mills. [5] Shimer built a mill here c.1750. [6] In the 1790s, Jacob Shimer, his son, built a house on Old Mine Road, now River Road. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1970, before being demolished by 1980. [7]

Historic district

Millville Historic and Archaeological District
Area9.3 acres (3.8 ha)
NRHP reference No. 84002807 [8]
NJRHP No.2606; 5172 [9]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 30, 1984
Designated NJRHPNovember 21, 1983
November 21, 2013

The Millville Historic and Archaeological District is a 9.3-acre (3.8 ha) historic district encompassing the village. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 30, 1984, for its significance in exploration/settlement, history, and industry. The district includes four contributing buildings and six contributing sites. [8] The district boundary on the state register was increased on November 21, 2013, and lists River Road (County Route 521), Clove Road (County Route 653), Millville and Weider Roads. [9] The county has posted a historical information sign on Clove Road. [5]

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