Changewater, New Jersey
| Changewater, New Jersey | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Changewater, New Jersey Changewater's location in Warren County (Inset: Warren County in New Jersey) | |
| Coordinates: 40°44′17″N 74°56′39″W / 40.73806°N 74.94417°WCoordinates: 40°44′17″N 74°56′39″W / 40.73806°N 74.94417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Warren |
| Township | Washington |
| Elevation[1] | 400 ft (100 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07831 |
| Area code(s) | 908 |
| GNIS feature ID | 875365[1] |
Changewater is an unincorporated community located within Washington Township, in Warren County, New Jersey, United States.[2]
Changewater is located on the Musconetcong River 2.3 miles (3.7 km) southeast of Washington. The community was named for its location at the confluence of the upper and lower branches of the river.[3]
Changewater has a post office with ZIP code 07831, which opened on September 26, 1859.[4][5]
History
One of the early iron furnaces in the county—known as the Changewater Forge—was established here in the mid-1700s by Mark Thomson.[3]
In 1843, members of a local family—the Castner's—were murdered during an apparent robbery. The crime attracted widespread publicity, and in 1845, two men were convicted and hanged at the Warren County Court House.[3][6]
During the 1800s, a number of industries were attempted in Changewater, including a tannery, woolen factory, flouring mill, picture frame factory, snuff factory, and distillery.[3]
In 1874, the village consisted of a looking glass and picture framing factory, a store and post office, a grist mill, and eight residences.[3]
By 1918, Changewater had a population of 200, and the A. T. Skerry woolen mill was its only industry.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Changewater". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed December 8, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Changewater". Washington Township. Retrieved December 2014.
- ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
- ↑ Hladik, L'Aura (2013). Ghosthunting New Jersey. Clerisy Press. pp. 77, 78.
