Raven Rock is an

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and hamlet along the

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approximately north of Stockton along

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. The hamlet was known earlier as Saxtonville. It is located within Delaware Township in

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, United States. It is the site of Bull's Island Recreation Area. The rock outcrop for which it is named is the southwest corner of the

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. The Lumberville–Raven Rock Bridge is a free pedestrian bridge over the

, owned and operated by the

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. The bridge, formerly a road bridge from 1856 to 1944, connects Bull's Island Recreation Area to Lumberville, Solebury Township,

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.DRJTBC - Lumberville-Raven Rock Pedestrian Bridge Rehabilitation

. Accessed July 8, 2016. From 1852 to 1952 the Pennsylvania Railroad operated a passenger stop in Raven Rock via their Belvidere Division. This segment of the railroad continued to be used for freight until 1978 when the line closed and was subsequently demolished for a recreational trail in the early 1980s. The Raven Rock Historic District was added to the

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on November 10, 2015 for its significance in community development and architecture.

Gallery

File:SAXTONVILLE TAVERN, STOICKTON, HUNTERDON COUNTY, NJ.JPG, Saxtonville Tavern File:Raven Rock Quarry, Raven Rock, NJ.jpg, Abandoned Raven Rock Quarry

References

Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in Hunterdon County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in New Jersey {{HunterdonCountyNJ-geo-stub