Millbrook, also known as Millbrook Village, is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
located along
Old Mine Road
Old Mine Road is a road in New Jersey and New York said to be one of the oldest continuously used roads in the United States of America. At a length of , it stretches from the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area to the vicinity of Kingsto ...
within
Hardwick Township, formerly
Pahaquarry Township, in
Warren County Warren County is the name of fourteen counties in the USA. Some are named after General Joseph Warren, who was killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill in the American Revolutionary War:
* Warren County, Georgia
* Warren County, Illinois
* Warren County ...
, in the
U.S. state
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of
New Jersey
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 ...
.
[ It is named after the Mill Brook, now known as Van Campens Mill Brook, a tributary of the ]Delaware River
The Delaware River is a major river in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. From the meeting of its branches in Hancock (village), New York, Hancock, New York, the river flows for along the borders of N ...
. The area is now part of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is a national recreation area administered by the National Park Service in northwest New Jersey and northeast Pennsylvania. It is centered around a stretch of the Delaware River designated the Middle ...
.
History
A grist mill was built here in 1832, by Abram Garis, on what is now known as Van Campens Mill Brook. The George Trauger House was built .Old Mine Road Historic District
The Old Mine Road Historic District is a historic district located along Old Mine Road in Sussex County and Warren County, New Jersey. It is part of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. The district was added to the National Regist ...
.[ With ] The Abraham Van Campen House, built , was moved to the village in 1974.
Gallery
File:Moses Van Campen House ca 1816 aka B.B. Van Campen House (8439842524).jpg, B. B. Van Campen Farm
File:EAST (FRONT) ELEVATION - Abraham Van Campen House, Old Mine Road, Millbrook, Warren County, NJ HABS NJ,21-MILBRO.V,4-1.tif, Abraham Van Campen House
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Hardwick Township, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in Warren County, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in New Jersey
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area