Flatbrookville in Sussex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Flatbrookville
Photographed by Raymond Siwek
1. Flatbrookville Marker
Flatbrookville was once a self-sustained hamlet with stores, mills, dwellings, two hotels, a church and a school. Walpack Township's first post office was established here in 1828.
Early 1700 sites of Frontiersman Benjamin Barton's mill, a Moravian missionary school, a Dutch Reformed Church, and Fort Walpack built for the French and Indian War and later used for the Revolutionary War, are nearby. The Lower Walpack Cemetery was established circa 1737.
The name Walpack was derived from the Lenape word for the whirlpool formed at the Delaware River's bend.
Decker's Ferry was used to transport Revolutionary War soldiers. It was later moved one mile northwest and renamed Rosenkrans Ferry. Smith's Ferry also operated nearby.
The late 1960's saw inhabitants removed and remaining structures destroyed for the the Tocks Island Dam Project.
Erected by The Walpack Historical Society and The Sussex County Board of Commissioners.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, French and Indian • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 41° 6′ N, 74° 57.876′ W. Marker is in Flatbrookville, New
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Regionally, this marker is in North Jersey 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Mine Road (approx. 0.6 miles away); Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (approx. 2.2 miles away in Pennsylvania); Village of Bushkill (approx. 2.2 miles away in Pennsylvania); Fort Hyndshaw (approx. 2.4 miles away in Pennsylvania); a different marker also named Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (approx. 3.4 miles away in Pennsylvania); Dutch Settlers (approx. 3.7 miles away in Pennsylvania); a different marker also named Old Mine Road (approx. 5.4 miles away); Wallpack, N.J. (approx. 6 miles away).
Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2024, by Raymond Siwek of Morristown, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 239 times since then and 38 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 3, 2024, by Raymond Siwek of Morristown, New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
