![]() Other families were the Laceys, Van Horns, Van Nattas, Crevelings and Van Dorens.Ĭ. 1769 – Change Furnace now being called Changewater with reference to the separation of the Musconetcong River into its upper and lower branches here.ġ777-78 - Artillery was set up near site of the Logg Church on now Cemetery Road to guard the Kings Highway (known as Spruce Run Turnpike) should the British try to capure Oxford forge.ġ780s – John Bowlby, Colonel William McCullough and Mark Thomson located farms along the Musconetcong River. Mid 18 th century – Pleasant Valley hamlet developed around a mill built on the Pohatcong Creek.ġ754 – Mansfield Township was created out of Greenwich.Ĭ. Later Starn leased Oxford Furnace from Dr. Mark Thomson in the present Village of Changewater, then known as Changewater Forge.ĭuring the 1750s – the Thomson iron forge was being operated by Jacob Starn. A cluster of houses around the church may have been the first settlement to arise within the Township.ġ740 - The Township was originally a portion of Greenwich Township, one of the original divisions of Sussex County.ġ741 - An iron forge was established by Col. Changewater and Imlaydale on the south.ġ720s – first settlers arrived around the Musconetcong River.ġ734 – the Mansfield-Woodhouse (Logg) Presbyterian Church built. Brass Castle and Pleasant Valley on the west Port Colden on the east side of the township, Washington Township Warren County, New Jersey is an area of 17.9 square miles, completely surrounding the Borough of Washington with a great deal of farmland and open space.Ī number of villages/hamlets exist in the township: ![]() Home > About Washington > Local History > Important Key Events/Dates
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