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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

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)

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millville,_Sussex_County,_New_Jersey