Country United States County Hunterdon Established 1704 Added to NRHP 17 July 1997 | State New Jersey Township Clinton and Tewksbury Local time Wednesday 8:34 AM | |
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Cokesbury is an unincorporated community located on the border of Clinton and Tewksbury townships in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
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Map of Cokesbury, Clinton Township, NJ 08833, USA
History
Cokesbury was founded in 1704. The first known settler was a German immigrant named Mindurt Farley. When Farley died in 1790, his farm was passed to his son Joshua. A man named Conrad Apgar built a tavern, but it was destroyed by fire in April 1812. A hotel was built by John Farley, Mindurt's other son. In 1815, the Cokesbury church was completed and the community was thriving. However, the post office constantly misspelled Cokesbury as Cokesburg. Unfortunately, the town started to fall in the 1880s. The wheelwright shop and the hotel closed. In 1915, the post office also closed. Shrinkage continued during World War II.