Peapack in Somerset County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Peapack Brook Rural Industrial Historic District
Photographed by Alan Edelson, April 23, 2009
1. Peapack Brook Rural Industrial Historic District Marker
The confluence of Peapack Brook and the North Branch of the Raritan River became a rural industrial center during the 18th century when a saw mill, grist mill, tannery and bark mill were located nearby. The Peapack Brook Rural Industrial Historic District includes five houses, several outbuildings and mill structures that reflect the industrial and agricultural development of the area, ca. 1750 - 1900.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1750.
Location. 40° 41.551′ N, 74° 38.911′ W. Marker is in Peapack, New Jersey, in Somerset County. It is on Main Street north of Old Dutch Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Peapack NJ 07977, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, specifically in Central Jersey, in Greater Princeton, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Melick Home (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); "Natirar" (approx. 0.6 miles away); African Burying Ground (approx. 0.6 miles away); Far Hills War Monument (approx. Ύ mile away); Bedminster War Memorials (approx. 0.8 miles away); Far Hills Station (approx. 0.9 miles away); Peapack-Gladstone Lime Kiln Park
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Also see . . . Peapack Grist Mill Photos by Jim Miller. Mill Pictures website entry (Submitted on May 4, 2009, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Photographed by Alan Edelson, April 23, 2009
2. Peapack Brook Rural Industrial Historic District Marker
Photographed by R. C., September 5, 2010
3. One of the Outbuildings Described on the Marker
Photographed by R. C., September 5, 2010
4. Old, Broken Millstone Next to the Old Mill
Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,670 times since then and 56 times this year. Last updated on May 3, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 24, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. 3, 4. submitted on October 22, 2010, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
