Millville, Sussex County, New Jersey

Millville, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Montague Grange No. 140
Montague Grange No. 140
Millville is located in Sussex County, New Jersey
Millville
Millville
Millville is located in New Jersey
Millville
Millville
Millville is located in the United States
Millville
Millville
Coordinates: 41°18′47″N 74°46′48″W / 41.31306°N 74.78000°W / 41.31306; -74.78000[1]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountySussex
TownshipMontague
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]

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]

  • House built 1749 by Captain Abram Shimer on River Road
    House built 1749 by Captain Abram Shimer on River Road
  • Historical information sign at the Bonnell–Westbrook wagon house on Clove Road
    Historical information sign at the Bonnell–Westbrook wagon house on Clove Road

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Millville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Locality Search". State of New Jersey.
  3. ^ "Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: Scenic Drives". National Park Service. Montague Grange
  4. ^ "Shimers Brook". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Variant name: Chambers Mill Brook
  5. ^ a b "Millville Historic District". Sussex County, New Jersey.
  6. ^ Snell, James P.; Clayton, W.W. (1881). "Millville and early mills". History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck. p. 368. OCLC 14075041.
  7. ^ "Jacob Shimer House, Old Mine Road, Millville, Sussex County, NJ". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1970.
  8. ^ a b "National Register Information System – Millville Historic and Archaeological District (#84002807)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  9. ^ a b "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Sussex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 28, 2021. p. 4. Millville Historic and Archaeological District (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation)