Carpentersville, New Jersey
| Carpentersville, New Jersey | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Carpentersville, New Jersey Location of Carpentersville within Warren County. Inset: Location of Warren County in New Jersey. | |
 Carpentersville, New Jersey Location within the state of New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°38′09″N 75°11′19″W / 40.63583°N 75.18861°WCoordinates: 40°38′09″N 75°11′19″W / 40.63583°N 75.18861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Warren |
| Township | Pohatcong |
| Named for | Jacob Carpenter |
| Elevation[1] | 161 ft (49 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| GNIS feature ID | 875216[1] |
Carpentersville is an unincorporated community located in Pohatcong Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States.[1][2]
Carpentersville is located on the east bank of the Delaware River, 6 mi (9.7 km) south of Phillipsburg. Pohatcong Creek flows into the Delaware River south of Carpentersville.[3]
History
The settlement is named for Jacob Carpenter, a Swiss immigrant who settled here in 1748.[4]
Roper's Ferry operated across the Delaware River as early as 1769.[4]
A line of the Pennsylvania Railroad reached Carpentersville in 1854.[4]
By 1882, Carpentersville had saw and grist mills, a post office, and ten lime kilns.[5]
Delaware River Drive, a New Jersey state highway which existed from 1911 to 1916, passed through Carpentersville.
In 1995, the Belvidere and Delaware River Railway began operating a freight railroad between Milford, New Jersey and West Easton, Pennsylvania, with a stop in Carpentersville.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carpentersville
- ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed December 18, 2014.
- ↑ Grumet, Robert S. (2014). "Beyond Manhattan: A Gazetteer of Delaware Indian History Reflected In Modern-Day Place Names" (PDF). New York State Education Department.
- 1 2 3 Cummins, George Wyckoff (1911). History of Warren County, New Jersey. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 241, 242.
- ↑ Edwards, Richard (1882). Industries of New Jersey, Part 1. Historical Publishing Company. p. 76.
- ↑ "Belvidere & Delaware River". Belvidere & Delaware River Railway Company. Retrieved December 2014.
