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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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| County seat: Salem | ||
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