New Market Historic District - East Amwell, Twp.
N 40° 23.668 W 074° 50.140
18T E 513946 N 4471553
This is exactly what happens when you get lost on the way to a cache down a lonely road which goes nowhere - you run into a historic district placed on the National Register of Historic Places and find the sign to prove it!
Waymark Code: WM34HK
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 02/09/2008
Views: 31
Located in East Amwell, this historic sign proclaims the significance of two old hamlets situated within East Amwell, Hunterdon County.
New Market-Linvale/Snyderstown Historic District is located along the old Trenton Road (Route 31). There was a store as early as the late 18 th century, which stands today. Snyderstown was named for a pre-Revolutionary grist and oil mill which is now a private dwelling. The area became known as Linvale in 1891. East Amwell Township
Marker Name: New Market Historic District
Marker Type: Local? Unofficial
Marker text:
Encompasses the 18th c. Hamlets of Linvale & Snydertown. Placed on the national Register of Historic Places in 1997
Dedication Date: 12/29/1997
City: East Amwell
County: Hunterdon
Group responsible for placement: East Amwell Historical Society
Web Link: [Web Link]
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