Lenape Tribes used the abundant Hunterdon mineral for arrowheads and tools. One of their trade routes, later the Easton-Trenton Road, ran southwards toward Sanhican (Trenton). — — Map (db m59401) HM
Named after the Werts (Wearts) family and listed on National, State, and Twp. Registers of Historic Places. A log schoolhouse was built in 1747 in Wertsville District. Post Office established 1854. — — Map (db m161221) HM