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Jericho is located on Jericho Road (County Road 626), approximately {{convert|2.5|mi|km|abbr=on}} west of ]. ], a tributary of the ], flows through the settlement, and a pond and dam are located there.<ref name=GNIS2>{{gnis|884286|Jericho Pond}}</ref><ref name=GNIS3>{{gnis|884287|Jericho Pond Dam}}</ref> Jericho is located on Jericho Road (]), approximately {{convert|2.5|mi|km|abbr=on}} west of ].{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} ], a tributary of the ], flows through the settlement, and a pond and dam are located there.<ref name=GNIS2>{{gnis|884286|Jericho Pond}}</ref><ref name=GNIS3>{{gnis|884287|Jericho Pond Dam}}</ref>


Jericho was at one time an important mill town in the history of Cumberland and ] counties.<ref name="Harrison">{{cite book | last = Harrison | first = Charles | title = Cumberland County, New Jersey: 265 Years of History | publisher = History Press | year = 2013 | url = http://books.google.ca/books?id=f3IM_wQB-w4C&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false | pages = 144, 145}}</ref> Jericho was at one time an important ] in the history of Cumberland and ] counties.<ref name="Harrison">{{cite book | last = Harrison | first = Charles | title = Cumberland County, New Jersey: 265 Years of History | publisher = History Press | year = 2013 | url = http://books.google.ca/books?id=f3IM_wQB-w4C&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false | pages = 144, 145}}</ref>


==History== ==History==

Revision as of 00:52, 29 December 2014

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States
Jericho, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Jericho Hotel, circa 1890Jericho Hotel, circa 1890
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCumberland
TownshipStow Creek
Elevation9 m (30 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID877447

Jericho is an unincorporated community located within Stow Creek Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.

Jericho is located on Jericho Road (County Route 626), approximately 2.5 mi (4.0 km) west of Shiloh. Stow Creek, a tributary of the Delaware River, flows through the settlement, and a pond and dam are located there.

Jericho was at one time an important mill town in the history of Cumberland and Salem counties.

History

Originally called "Gravelly Run", the settlement began to flourish in 1680 when John Brick purchased 1,000 acres (400 ha) of land bordering Stow Creek, and erected sawmills and gristmills. The Jericho Hotel was built, and in 1818, a distillery located in Jericho was converted into a woolen factory.

The geologic area around Jericho contains Miocene epoch marl, and it is rich with fossils. In the early 1800s, farmers near Jericho began using the mudlike marl found along Stow Creek as fertilizer, and commercial marl pits were built.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jericho
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed December 28, 2014.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jericho Pond
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jericho Pond Dam
  5. ^ Harrison, Charles (2013). Cumberland County, New Jersey: 265 Years of History. History Press. pp. 144, 145.
  6. Shourds, Thomas (1876). History and Genealogy of Fenwick's Colony, New Jersey. G.F. Nixon. p. 165.
  7. Dana, James Dwight (1880). Manual of Geology: Treating of the Principles of the Science with Special Reference to American Geological History. Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor and Company. p. 495.
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