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|name = Whig Lane, New Jersey | ||
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| |pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of New Jersey | |pushpin_map_caption = Location within Upper Pittsgrove Township. Inset: Location of Salem County in the state of New Jersey. | ||
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| '''Whig Lane''' is an ] in ].<ref name=GNIS1/> It is located approximately {{convert|5|mi|km|abbr=on}} east of ]. | '''Whig Lane''' is an ] located within ] in ], ], United States.<ref name=GNIS1/><ref>, State of ]. Accessed January 15, 2015.</ref> It is located approximately {{convert|5|mi|km|abbr=on}} east of ]. | ||
| The settlement is named for an altercation which occurred there in 1769 between ] and ].<ref>{{cite book | last = Elwell | first = Bonny Beth | title = Upper Pittsgrove, Elmer, and Pittsgrove | publisher = Arcadia | year = 2013 | url = https://books.google.ca/books?id=GRv5AAAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false | pages = 8}}</ref> Around that time—prior to the American Revolution—one part of the settlement was also called "Tory Lane".<ref name="NJGPP">{{cite book | title = New Jersey, a Guide to Its Present and Past | publisher = Viking | year = 1939 | url = https://books.google.ca/books?id=t6wmzEJvTGcC&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false | pages = 654}}</ref> | The settlement is named for an altercation which occurred there in 1769 between ] and ].<ref>{{cite book | last = Elwell | first = Bonny Beth | title = Upper Pittsgrove, Elmer, and Pittsgrove | publisher = Arcadia | year = 2013 | url = https://books.google.ca/books?id=GRv5AAAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false | pages = 8}}</ref> Around that time—prior to the American Revolution—one part of the settlement was also called "Tory Lane".<ref name="NJGPP">{{cite book | title = New Jersey, a Guide to Its Present and Past | publisher = Viking | year = 1939 | url = https://books.google.ca/books?id=t6wmzEJvTGcC&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false | pages = 654}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 22:44, 15 January 2015
Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States| Whig Lane, New Jersey | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Salem |
| Township | Upper Pittsgrove |
| Elevation | 144 ft (44 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 881769 |
Whig Lane is an unincorporated community located within Upper Pittsgrove Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. It is located approximately 5 mi (8.0 km) east of Woodstown.
The settlement is named for an altercation which occurred there in 1769 between Tories 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.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whig Lane
- Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 15, 2015.
- Elwell, Bonny Beth (2013). Upper Pittsgrove, Elmer, and Pittsgrove. Arcadia. p. 8.
- New Jersey, a Guide to Its Present and Past. Viking. 1939. p. 654.
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