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Flatbrookville, New Jersey 
Summary
Flatbrookville is an unincorporated community located along Old Mine Road within Walpack Township, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] It is named after the Flat Brook, a tributary of the Delaware River, which flows through the community.[3] The area is now part of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.[4]
Flatbrookville, New Jersey | |
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 Decker Ferry House | |
  Flatbrookville Location within Sussex County. Inset: Location of Sussex County within New Jersey.  Flatbrookville Flatbrookville (New Jersey)  Flatbrookville Flatbrookville (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 41°06′01″N 74°57′49″W / 41.10028°N 74.96361°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Sussex |
| Township | Walpack |
| Named for | Flat Brook |
| Elevation | 106 m (348 ft) |
| GNIS feature ID | 876381[1] |
History edit
The Decker Ferry House, built c. 1800, and the Rosenkrans Ferry House, also known as the Smith-Rosenkrans House, built c. 1807, provided ferry service across the Delaware River at the Walpack Bend. Both are contributing properties of the Old Mine Road Historic District.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Flatbrookville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2015.
- ^ Snell, James P.; Clayton, W.W. (1881). "Flatbrookville". History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck. p. 330. OCLC 14075041.
- ^ "Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: Scenic Drives". National Park Service.
Delaware View House / Flatbrookville Hotel
- ^ Bodle, Wayne K.; Tobias, Clifford (July 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Mine Road Historic District / Old Mine Road". National Park Service. With accompanying 29 photos from 1977
External links edit
Media related to Flatbrookville, New Jersey at Wikimedia Commons- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-812, "Smith-Rosenkrans House, Old Mine Road, Flatbrookville, Sussex County, NJ", 11 photos, 11 measured drawings, 9 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- "Old Mine Road". The Historical Marker Database.
