Whig Lane, New Jersey
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Whig Lane 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 within Upper Pittsgrove Township in
Salem County Salem County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its western boundary is formed by the Delaware River and its eastern terminus is the Delaware Memorial Bridge, which connects the county with New Castle, Delaware. Its cou ...
,
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 ...
,
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. It is located approximately east of
Woodstown Woodstown ( ga, Baile na Coille, IPA: ˆbË alʲəˈnË aˈkÉ›l̪ʲə is home to a historic settlement measuring 1.5 km by 0.5 km, located on the southern bank of the River Suir, about 5.5 km west of Waterford City in the southeast ...
. The settlement is named for an altercation which occurred there in 1769 between
Tories A Tory () is a person who holds a political philosophy known as Toryism, based on a British version of traditionalism and conservatism, which upholds the supremacy of social order as it has evolved in the English culture throughout history. Th ...
and Whigs. Around that time—prior to the American Revolution—one part of the settlement was also called "Tory Lane". Whig Lane had a post office in 1897.


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{{Salem County, New Jersey Upper Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in Salem County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in New Jersey