Montague Township in Sussex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Brick House Village

Photographed by Cheryl (Rome) Thom

1. Brick House Village Marker

Inscription. This central hamlet for Montague, a township created in 1759, was named for the Brick House Hotel - a colonial tavern, hostelry and stage coach stop built in the 1700's. It sat at the convergence of two turnpikes with Old Mine Road and near the Delaware River ferry crossings, later replaced by the Milford Bridge. By 1880, this village boasted a store, two churches, burial grounds, two blacksmiths, a wheelwright and a new school. The hotel was demolished in 1953 for a new bridge approach. The remaining buildings were displaced by the Tocks Island Dam Project.

Erected 2007 by Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and Sussex County Historic Marker Committee.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the New Jersey, Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1759.

Location. 41° 18.094′ N, 74° 47.649′ W. Marker is near Montague, New Jersey, in Sussex County. It is in Montague Township. It is on River Road (County Route 521) north of New Jersey Highway 206 when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Montague NJ 07827, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 2 miles of

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pennsylvania (approx. 0.8 miles away in Pennsylvania); Gifford Pinchot (approx. one mile away in Pennsylvania); Millville Historic District (approx. one mile away); Benjamin Alden Bidlack (approx. one mile away in Pennsylvania); Old Mine Road (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Metz Ice Plant c. 1869 (approx. 1.1 miles away in Pennsylvania); a different marker also named Millville Historic District (approx. 1.2 miles away); Anthony Brooks Building (approx. 1.4 miles away in Pennsylvania). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montague.

Photographed by Cheryl (Rome) Thom, February 4, 2010

2. Brick House Village Marker

Photographed by Cheryl (Rome) Thom, February 4, 2010

3. Brick House Village Marker

Photographed by Cheryl (Rome) Thom, February 4, 2010

4. Brick House Village Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2010, by Cheryl (Rome) Thom of Newton, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,787 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 13, 2010, by Cheryl (Rome) Thom of Newton, New Jersey. 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 4, 2010, by Cheryl (Rome) Thom of Newton, New Jersey. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.