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Monksville, New Jersey
Monksville Reservoir, New Jersey. Photo: Erlend Bjørtvedt Monksville or Monks was a small settlement located in West Milford that was demolished and flooded to create the Monksville Reservoir in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. The village was the home of James Monks, grand-uncle of Charles A. Monks of Passaic County, New Jersey. The Monks family had come to the United States around the time of the American Revolution and deeded their property in Monksville to the North Jersey Water District Supply Commission in 1928. As part of the construction of the reservoir in the early 1980s, the Monks Cemetery was relocated, including the burial sites of 15 members of the Monks family and another 15 unidentified remains.LaPlaca, Bryan"Back in the Day - May 29, 1983: Monks made grave move" '' The Record (Bergen County)'', May 27, 2013. Accessed June 13, 2013. References Further reading *Cohen, David Steven. ''The Ramapo Mountain People'', Rutgers University Press Rutgers Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NJ Monksville Reservoir IMG 1918
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on the southwest by Delaware Bay and the state of Delaware. At , New Jersey is the fifth-smallest state in land area; but with close to 9.3 million residents, it ranks 11th in population and first in population density. The state capital is Trenton, and the most populous city is Newark. With the exception of Warren County, all of the state's 21 counties lie within the combined statistical areas of New York City or Philadelphia. New Jersey was first inhabited by Native Americans for at least 2,800 years, with the Lenape being the dominant group when Europeans arrived in the early 17th century. Dutch and Swedish colonists founded the first European settlements in the state. The British later seized c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
