Country United States County Somerset Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Local time Friday 10:02 AM Added to NRHP 1 August 1979 | State New Jersey Township Hillsborough Area 43 ha Year built 1750 | |
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Location Amwell and Zion Roads, Neshanic, New Jersey Weather 5°C, Wind S at 18 km/h, 50% Humidity | ||
Neshanic is an unincorporated community located within Hillsborough Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. Neshanic is located near the South Branch Raritan River.
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Map of Neshanic, NJ 08844, USA
History
The name comes from a tribe of the Raritan tribe of Lenape Native Americans who lived along the river. Community life for the Dutch farmers who settled there began around 1750 and centered on a church, a school, a grist mill and a tavern owned by John Bennett, which historians say was most instrumental in forming the village. The first mill was built by Bergen Huff around 1770 and there was also a tannery which supplied leather to the people of the village as well as to the nearby town of New Brunswick. At one time the area surrounding the Shirk farm and extending along the Sourland Mountains was the largest peach producing region in the State.
National Register of Historic Places
The Neshanic Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, as District #79001519. Neshanic Mills was added in 1978, it is district #78001797. The original Mill was built in 1810 and the later rebuilt by Andrew Lane in 1876. It is also known as the Ammerman Mill. It operated until the late 1940s and is now a private residence.
The mill is featured on the "Welcome to Hillsborough" signs and on the township website.