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| '''Warrington''' is an ] in ], United States.<ref name=GNIS/> | '''Warrington''' is an ] located within ] in ], ], United States.<ref name=GNIS/><ref>, State of ]. Accessed December 20, 2014.</ref> | ||
| Warrington is located on ], approximately {{convert|1|mi|km|abbr=on}} northeast of |
Warrington is located on the ], approximately {{convert|1|mi|km|abbr=on}} northeast of where it flows into the ].<ref name=Cummins/> | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| The early settlement was also known as "Kill Mills" and "Knowlton Mills". It was described as a "thriving little place" with a blacksmith shop, and public house known as "Leida's Hotel" or "Foster's Hotel". Warrington had a grist mill in 1890. These were gone by 1911.<ref name= |
The early settlement was also known as "Kill Mills" and "Knowlton Mills". It was described as a "thriving little place" with a blacksmith shop, and public house known as "Leida's Hotel" or "Foster's Hotel". Warrington had a grist mill in 1890. These were gone by 1911.<ref name=Cummins>Cummins, George Wyckoff. , p. 192. Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1911. Accessed December 20, 2014. "Warrington, or Kill Mills, or Knowlton Mills, was once a thriving little place one mile from the Delaware River, on the Paulins Kill. Here were a mill run by John Titman, and later by H. H. Stires; a blacksmith shop, a public house, known as Foster's Hotel, or as Leida's Hotel, and a slate mill. None of these are now there."</ref><ref>{{cite book | title = Annual Report of the State Geologist for the Year 1890 | publisher = New Jersey Geological Survey | year = 1891 | url = https://books.google.ca/books?id=YsZVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false | pages = 227}}</ref> | ||
| A line of the ]—now abandoned—passed through Warrington.<ref name= |
A line of the ]—now abandoned—passed through Warrington.<ref name=Cummins/> | ||
| The ] is located north of the settlement. |
The ] 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 ] and ].<ref>{{cite web | title = New Jersey Historic Bridge Data | publisher = New Jersey Department of Transportation | url = http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/works/environment/pdf/Historic_BR_Warren.pdf | accessdate = December 2014}}</ref> | ||
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Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States| Warrington, New Jersey | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Warren |
| Township | Knowlton |
| Elevation | 351 ft (107 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 881548 |
Warrington is an unincorporated community located within Knowlton Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States.
Warrington is located on the Paulins Kill, approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) northeast of where it flows into the Delaware River.
History
The early settlement was also known as "Kill Mills" and "Knowlton Mills". It was described as a "thriving little place" with a blacksmith shop, and public house known as "Leida's Hotel" or "Foster's Hotel". Warrington had a grist mill in 1890. These were gone by 1911.
A line of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad—now abandoned—passed through Warrington.
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.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Warrington
- Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed December 20, 2014.
- ^ Cummins, George Wyckoff. History of Warren County, New Jersey, p. 192. Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1911. Accessed December 20, 2014. "Warrington, or Kill Mills, or Knowlton Mills, was once a thriving little place one mile from the Delaware River, on the Paulins Kill. Here were a mill run by John Titman, and later by H. H. Stires; a blacksmith shop, a public house, known as Foster's Hotel, or as Leida's Hotel, and a slate mill. None of these are now there."
- Annual Report of the State Geologist for the Year 1890. New Jersey Geological Survey. 1891. p. 227.
- "New Jersey Historic Bridge Data" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 2014.
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