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'''Townsbury''' is an ] in ], United States.<ref name=GNIS/> '''Townsbury''' is an ] located within ] in ], ], United States.<ref name=GNIS/>


Townsbury is located on ], approximately {{convert|12|mi|km|abbr=on}} west of ]. The ] flows through the settlement. Townsbury is located on ], approximately {{convert|12|mi|km|abbr=on}} west of ]. The ] flows through the settlement.


==History== ==History==
The settlement was first called "Meng's Mill", named for John Meng, an early settler who established a grist mill here.<ref name=GNIS/><ref name="Cummins">{{cite book | last = Cummins | first = George Wyckoff | title = History of Warren County, New Jersey | publisher = Lewis Historical Publishing Company | year = 1911 | url = https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24171900M/History_of_Warren_County_New_Jersey | pages = 176}}</ref> In the 1780s, the mill was owned by Benjamin Town and John Town, the settlement's namesake. The settlement was first called "Meng's Mill", named for John Meng, an early settler who established a grist mill here.<ref name=GNIS/><ref name="Cummins">{{cite book | last = Cummins | first = George Wyckoff | title = History of Warren County, New Jersey | publisher = Lewis Historical Publishing Company | year = 1911 | url = https://ia700407.us.archive.org/31/items/cu31924010411118/cu31924010411118.pdf#page=197 | pages = 176}}</ref> In the 1780s, the mill was owned by Benjamin Town and John Town, the settlement's namesake.


By 1882, Townsbury had a post office, grist mill, lumber mill, and a "good local trade". The population was 102.<ref>{{cite book | title = Industries of New Jersey | publisher = Historical Publishing Company | year = 1882 | url = https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24332547M/Industries_of_New_Jersey | pages = 129}}</ref> By 1882, Townsbury had a post office, grist mill, lumber mill, and a "good local trade". The population was 102.<ref>{{cite book | title = Industries of New Jersey | publisher = Historical Publishing Company | year = 1882 | url = https://ia700507.us.archive.org/6/items/industriesofnewj01edwa/industriesofnewj01edwa.pdf#page=109 | pages = 129}}</ref>


A line of the ] passed through Townsbury.<ref>{{cite book | title = Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey, Issues 112-121 | publisher = U.S. Government Printing Office | year = 1893 | url = https://books.google.ca/books?id=WRpAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false | pages = 118}}</ref> The abandoned railbed now forms the Pequest Wildlife Management Area Trail, a recreational ] between Townsbury and ].<ref>{{cite book | last = Treese | first = Lorett | title = Railroads of New Jersey: Fragments of the Past in the Garden State Landscape | publisher = Stackpole Books | year = 2006 | url = https://books.google.ca/books?id=LkXXZfRFRM0C&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false | pages = 95}}</ref> A line of the ] passed through Townsbury.<ref>{{cite book | title = Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey, Issues 112-121 | publisher = ] | year = 1893 | url = https://books.google.ca/books?id=WRpAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false | pages = 118}}</ref> The abandoned railbed now forms the Pequest Wildlife Management Area Trail, a recreational ] between Townsbury and ].<ref>{{cite book | last = Treese | first = Lorett | title = Railroads of New Jersey: Fragments of the Past in the Garden State Landscape | publisher = Stackpole Books | year = 2006 | url = https://books.google.ca/books?id=LkXXZfRFRM0C&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false | pages = 95}}</ref>


==References== ==References==
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Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States
Townsbury, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyWarren
TownshipLiberty
Named forBenjamin and John Town
Elevation157 m (515 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID881225

Townsbury is an unincorporated community located within Liberty Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States.

Townsbury is located on U.S. Route 46, approximately 12 mi (19 km) west of Hackettstown. The Pequest River flows through the settlement.

History

The settlement was first called "Meng's Mill", named for John Meng, an early settler who established a grist mill here. In the 1780s, the mill was owned by Benjamin Town and John Town, the settlement's namesake.

By 1882, Townsbury had a post office, grist mill, lumber mill, and a "good local trade". The population was 102.

A line of the Lehigh and Hudson River Railway passed through Townsbury. The abandoned railbed now forms the Pequest Wildlife Management Area Trail, a recreational rail trail between Townsbury and Buttzville.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Townsbury
  2. Cummins, George Wyckoff (1911). History of Warren County, New Jersey (PDF). Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 176.
  3. Industries of New Jersey (PDF). Historical Publishing Company. 1882. p. 129.
  4. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey, Issues 112-121. United States Government Printing Office. 1893. p. 118.
  5. Treese, Lorett (2006). Railroads of New Jersey: Fragments of the Past in the Garden State Landscape. Stackpole Books. p. 95.
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