Millbrook, also known as Millbrook Village, is an
unincorporated community
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located along
Old Mine Road within
Hardwick Township, formerly
Pahaquarry Township, in
Warren County, in the
U.S. state
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of
New Jersey
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.
[ It is named after the Mill Brook, now known as Van Campens Mill Brook, a tributary of the ]Delaware River
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. The area is now part of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
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.
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 .[ 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