Sergeantsville, New Jersey
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Delaware Township Hall in Sergeantsville
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 Sergeantsville, New Jersey
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Sergeantsville, New Jersey
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Hunterdon |
| Township | Delaware |
| Named for | Charles Sergeant |
| Elevation | 338 ft (103 m) |
| ZIP code | 08559 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0880475[1] |
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Sergeantsville Historic District
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| NRHP Reference # | 09000972[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | December 2, 2009 |
Sergeantsville is an historic unincorporated community located within Delaware Township, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.
Sergeantsville was first settled by a Mr. Thatcher in 1700, and was later named for Charles Sergeant, an American Revolutionary War soldier, in honor of the Sergeant family of which three brothers were local shopkeepers. "Out-of-towners give themselves away when they pronounce the first syllable 'sarge'; it's 'serge.'" Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge, constructed in 1872 across the Wickecheoke Creek, is located just west of Sergeantsville and is the oldest remaining covered bridge in New Jersey.[3]
Sergeantsville was officially created in 1827 when it became desirable to establish a post office. Until that time, this largely rural area was known as "Skunktown", perhaps because the town served as a market center for skunk pelts.[4]
Sergeantsville's annual "Thanksgiving in the Country" house tour, established in 1973, takes four or five different homes each year, that have historical, architectural or cultural qualities.[5]
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Sergeantsville include:
- William Cotton (1880–1958), portrait painter, caricaturist, and playwright.[6]
- Hazmat (1995-) hiphop artist. [7]
References
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- ↑ Cohen, Joyce. "HAVENS; Weekender | Sergeantsville, N.J.", The New York Times, September 13, 2002. Accessed December 12, 2007.
- ↑ Mercer, Michelle. "New England? No, New Jersey!", new Jersey Monthly, October 2007. Accessed December 12, 2007. "In the eighteenth century, Sergeantsville was known as Skunktown due to its heavy trade in black-and-white pelts."
- ↑ Thanksgiving in the Country. Accessed December 12, 2007.
- ↑ "Will Cotton, 77, Dead", The New York Times, January 6, 1958. Accessed April 3, 2008.
- ↑ "Julius Jay and Hazmat obtain “Serenity” with beats by Ashlan Phoenix [Premiere"]], "Earmilk", March 29, 2015. Accessed December 27, 2015.
External links
- Thanksgiving in the Country - an annual tour of Sergeantsville's historic homes
- Sergeantsville Volunteer Fire Company
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