Phillipsburg, New Jersey
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Phillipsburg, known locally as P'burg, is a town
in Warren County
, New Jersey
, in the United States. As of 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 14,950.
Phillipsburg was incorporated as a town by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature
on March 8, 1861, from portions of Phillipsburg Township (now Lopatcong Township
).
The town is located in western New Jersey, on the border of Pennsylvania
, and is considered the eastern border of the region's Lehigh Valley
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km²), of which 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) (3.29%) is water.
Pohatcong Mountain
is a ridge, approximately 6 mi (9.7 km) long, in the Appalachian Mountains
that extends from Phillipsburg northeast approximately to Washington
.
of 2000, there were 15,166 people, 6,044 households, and 3,946 families residing in the town. The population density
was 4,703.6 people per square mile (1,818.5/km2). There were 6,651 housing units at an average density of 2,062.8 per square mile (797.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 91.84% White, 3.47% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.02% from other races
, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.38% of the population.
There were 6,044 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples
living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,368, and the median income for a family was $46,925. Males had a median income of $37,446 versus $25,228 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $18,452. About 9.9% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.6% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.
and Lehigh
rivers, Phillipsburg once benefited from being a major transportation hub. Long gone is the era of canal shipping and many of the important freight railways that served the area have gone bankrupt or bypass the city on long distance routes.
Phillipsburg was served by five major railroads:
1. Central Railroad Company Of New Jersey (CNJ)
2. Lehigh & Hudson River (L&HR)
3. Lehigh Valley (LV)
4. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western (DL&W) and
5. Pennsylvania (PRR).
Phillipsburg served as the western terminus of the Morris Canal
for approximately 100 years from the 1820s to 1920s, which connected the city by water to the industrial and consumer centers of the New York City area, with connections westward via the Lehigh Canal
across the Delaware.
designated Phillipsburg as an Urban Enterprise Zone
community. This zoning offers tax incentives and other benefits to Phillipsburg-based businesses, as well as a 3½% sales tax
rate, reduced from the 7% rate charged statewide.
In recent years, some businesses have begun to move into the center of the city. Rising real estate prices indicate that these legislative stimulants have been somewhat effective. Phillipsburg also has been selected as a site for the New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Heritage Center (jointly with Netcong
), a museum designed to help preserve and showcase the state's transportation history.
still serves the city's remaining industry and connects to the national rail network via a connection with Norfolk Southern in the city.
As of the fall of 2007, New Jersey Transit
is conducting a study to determine if re-establishing a commuter rail extension of the Raritan Valley Line to Phillipsburg is economically feasible.
Phillipsburg also is home to a small railroad museum operated by the Phillipsburg Railroad Historians (PRRH) http://www.prrh.org They also operate a 2" scale miniature railroad, the Centerville & Southwestern, that formerly ran in Roseland, NJ. A schedule of open dates is on their web site www.prrh.org.
system of municipal government under the Faulkner Act
by a mayor and a five-member Town Council. Councilmembers are elected at large to four-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with two or three seats up for election every other year.
, the Mayor
of Phillipsburg is Harry L. Wyant, Jr. (R
, term of office ends December 31, 2011). He is a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition
, a bi-partisan group with a stated goal of "making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets." The Coalition is co-chaired by Boston
Mayor Thomas Menino
and New York City
Mayor Michael Bloomberg
.
Town Council Members are Council President Randy Piazza, Sr. (R, 2013), Vice President James P. Stettner (D
, 2011), Bernie Fey, Jr. (R, 2013), David R. DeGerolamo (D, 2011) and Todd M. Tersigni (D, 2013).
Phillipsburg is in the
serves public school students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The district is one of 31 Abbott District
s statewide.
The schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
) are
Early Childhood Learning Center (Grades PreK-K, 444 students),
Barber School (1&2, 196),
Freeman School (1&2, 210),
Andover-Morris School (3-5, 259),
Green Street School (3-5, 305) and
Phillipsburg Middle School (6-8, 547).
Students in grades 9-12 attend Phillipsburg High School (1,634) which serves students from the town of Phillipsburg and from five neighboring communities at the secondary level: Alpha
, Bloomsbury
(in Hunterdon County
), Greenwich Township
, Lopatcong Township
and Pohatcong Township
, who attend as part of sending/receiving relationship
s.
Phillipsburg High School has an athletic rivalry with neighboring Easton
, Pennsylvania
's Easton Area High School, which celebrated its 100th anniversary game on Thanksgiving Day 2006. Phillipsburg lost the game. In 2009, the 1993 teams from the Easton P-Burg Game met again for the Gatorade REPLAY Game
to resolve the game, which ended in a 7-7 tie. The REPLAY Game was won by Phillipsburg, 27-12.
, Route 122, and Interstate 78
.
New Jersey Transit
bus service is provided on the 890 and 891 routes.
By air, Phillipsburg is served by Lehigh Valley International Airport
.
Town (New Jersey)
A Town in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government...
in Warren County
Warren County, New Jersey
Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 108,692. Its county seat is Belvidere...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, in the United States. As of 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 14,950.
Phillipsburg was incorporated as a town by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature
New Jersey Legislature
The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the Senate...
on March 8, 1861, from portions of Phillipsburg Township (now Lopatcong Township
Lopatcong Township, New Jersey
Lopatcong Township is a Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 8,014...
).
The town is located in western New Jersey, on the border of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, and is considered the eastern border of the region's Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Valley
The Lehigh Valley, known officially by the United States Census Bureau as the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area and referred to locally as The Valley and A-B-E, is a metropolitan region consisting of Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, and Carbon counties in eastern Pennsylvania and...
.
Geography
Phillipsburg is located at 40.689474°N 75.185340°W.According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the town has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km²), of which 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) (3.29%) is water.
Pohatcong Mountain
Pohatcong Mountain
Pohatcong Mountain is a ridge, approximately 6 mi long, in the Appalachian Mountains of northwestern New Jersey in the United States. It extends from west Phillipsburg northeast approximately to Allamuchy Township, NJ. The ridge continues on north past Washington as Upper Pohatcong Mountain....
is a ridge, approximately 6 mi (9.7 km) long, in the Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains #Whether the stressed vowel is or ,#Whether the "ch" is pronounced as a fricative or an affricate , and#Whether the final vowel is the monophthong or the diphthong .), often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern North America. The Appalachians...
that extends from Phillipsburg northeast approximately to Washington
Washington, New Jersey
Washington is a borough in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 6,461. The borough is located in the eastern most region of the Lehigh Valley....
.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 15,166 people, 6,044 households, and 3,946 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 4,703.6 people per square mile (1,818.5/km2). There were 6,651 housing units at an average density of 2,062.8 per square mile (797.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 91.84% White, 3.47% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.02% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.38% of the population.
There were 6,044 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,368, and the median income for a family was $46,925. Males had a median income of $37,446 versus $25,228 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $18,452. About 9.9% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.6% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.
Industrial history
Situated at the confluence of the DelawareDelaware River
The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States.A Dutch expedition led by Henry Hudson in 1609 first mapped the river. The river was christened the South River in the New Netherland colony that followed, in contrast to the North River, as the Hudson River was then...
and Lehigh
Lehigh River
The Lehigh River, a tributary of the Delaware River, is a river located in eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. Part of the Lehigh, along with a number of its tributaries, is designated a Pennsylvania Scenic River by the state's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources...
rivers, Phillipsburg once benefited from being a major transportation hub. Long gone is the era of canal shipping and many of the important freight railways that served the area have gone bankrupt or bypass the city on long distance routes.
Phillipsburg was served by five major railroads:
1. Central Railroad Company Of New Jersey (CNJ)
2. Lehigh & Hudson River (L&HR)
3. Lehigh Valley (LV)
4. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western (DL&W) and
5. Pennsylvania (PRR).
Phillipsburg served as the western terminus of the Morris Canal
Morris Canal
The Morris Canal was an anthracite-carrying canal that incorporated a series of water-driven inclined planes in its course across northern New Jersey in the United States. It was in use for about a century — from the late 1820s to the 1920s....
for approximately 100 years from the 1820s to 1920s, which connected the city by water to the industrial and consumer centers of the New York City area, with connections westward via the Lehigh Canal
Lehigh Canal
The Lehigh Canal was constructed by the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company to carry anthracite from the upper Lehigh Valley to the urban markets of the northeast, especially Philadelphia...
across the Delaware.
Economic revival
Most of the manufacturing jobs have left Warren County's largest city. In 1994, the New Jersey LegislatureNew Jersey Legislature
The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the Senate...
designated Phillipsburg as an Urban Enterprise Zone
Urban Enterprise Zone
In the United States, Urban Enterprise Zones , also known as Enterprise Zones, are intended to encourage development in blighted neighborhoods through tax and regulatory relief to entrepreneurs and investors who launch businesses in the area. UEZs are areas where companies can locate free of...
community. This zoning offers tax incentives and other benefits to Phillipsburg-based businesses, as well as a 3½% sales tax
Sales tax
A sales tax is a tax, usually paid by the consumer at the point of purchase, itemized separately from the base price, for certain goods and services. The tax amount is usually calculated by applying a percentage rate to the taxable price of a sale....
rate, reduced from the 7% rate charged statewide.
In recent years, some businesses have begun to move into the center of the city. Rising real estate prices indicate that these legislative stimulants have been somewhat effective. Phillipsburg also has been selected as a site for the New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Heritage Center (jointly with Netcong
Netcong, New Jersey
Netcong is a Borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 2,580. Its estimated population in 2006 was 3,292...
), a museum designed to help preserve and showcase the state's transportation history.
Railway
The Belvidere and Delaware River RailwayBelvidere and Delaware River Railway
The Belvidere and Delaware River Railway is class III railroad in the United States. It was formed in 1995 when the Conrail Delaware Secondary was purchased by the Black River Railroad System, which operates several railroad services in western New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania.The main service...
still serves the city's remaining industry and connects to the national rail network via a connection with Norfolk Southern in the city.
As of the fall of 2007, New Jersey Transit
New Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...
is conducting a study to determine if re-establishing a commuter rail extension of the Raritan Valley Line to Phillipsburg is economically feasible.
Phillipsburg also is home to a small railroad museum operated by the Phillipsburg Railroad Historians (PRRH) http://www.prrh.org They also operate a 2" scale miniature railroad, the Centerville & Southwestern, that formerly ran in Roseland, NJ. A schedule of open dates is on their web site www.prrh.org.
Local government
Phillipsburg is governed under the Mayor-CouncilFaulkner Act (Mayor-Council)
The Faulkner Act, or Optional Municipal Charter Law, provides for New Jersey municipalities to adopt a Mayor-Council government.This form of government provides for election of a mayor and five, seven, or nine council members...
system of municipal government under the Faulkner Act
Faulkner Act (New Jersey)
The Optional Municipal Charter Law or Faulkner Act provides New Jersey municipalities with a variety of models of local government. This legislation is called the Faulkner Act in honor of the late Bayard H...
by a mayor and a five-member Town Council. Councilmembers are elected at large to four-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with two or three seats up for election every other year.
, the Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Phillipsburg is Harry L. Wyant, Jr. (R
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
, term of office ends December 31, 2011). He is a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition
Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition
Mayors Against Illegal Guns is a coalition of over 600 mayors who support a number of gun control initiatives that the group calls "commonsense reforms" to fight illegal gun trafficking and gun violence in the United States...
, a bi-partisan group with a stated goal of "making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets." The Coalition is co-chaired by Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
Mayor Thomas Menino
Thomas Menino
Thomas Michael "Tom" Menino is the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, United States and the city's first Italian-American mayor...
and New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Rubens Bloomberg is the current Mayor of New York City. With a net worth of $19.5 billion in 2011, he is also the 12th-richest person in the United States...
.
Town Council Members are Council President Randy Piazza, Sr. (R, 2013), Vice President James P. Stettner (D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
, 2011), Bernie Fey, Jr. (R, 2013), David R. DeGerolamo (D, 2011) and Todd M. Tersigni (D, 2013).
Federal, state and county representation
Phillipsburg is in the 5th Congressional district.Phillipsburg is in the
Education
The Phillipsburg School DistrictPhillipsburg School District
The Phillipsburg School District is a comprehensive public school district in Phillipsburg, in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. The district serves students in Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade. The district has a population of 16,000 people and an area of on the Delaware River...
serves public school students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The district is one of 31 Abbott District
Abbott District
Abbott districts are school districts in New Jersey that are provided remedies to ensure that their students receive public education in accordance with New Jersey’s state constitution. They were created in 1985 as a result of the first ruling of Abbott v. Burke, a case filed by the Education Law...
s statewide.
The schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
) are
Early Childhood Learning Center (Grades PreK-K, 444 students),
Barber School (1&2, 196),
Freeman School (1&2, 210),
Andover-Morris School (3-5, 259),
Green Street School (3-5, 305) and
Phillipsburg Middle School (6-8, 547).
Students in grades 9-12 attend Phillipsburg High School (1,634) which serves students from the town of Phillipsburg and from five neighboring communities at the secondary level: Alpha
Alpha, New Jersey
Alpha is a borough in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 2,369.Alpha was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature and signed by Governor Woodrow Wilson on June 26, 1911, from portions of Pohatcong...
, Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury, New Jersey
Bloomsbury is a Borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 870.Bloomsbury was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 30, 1905, from portions of Bethlehem Township.The Borough of...
(in Hunterdon County
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 128,349. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Flemington....
), Greenwich Township
Greenwich Township, Warren County, New Jersey
Greenwich Township is a Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 5,712. The township is located in the far eastern region of the Lehigh Valley....
, Lopatcong Township
Lopatcong Township, New Jersey
Lopatcong Township is a Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 8,014...
and Pohatcong Township
Pohatcong Township, New Jersey
Pohatcong Township is a Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States, located in the easternmost region of the Lehigh Valley. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 3,339....
, who attend as part of sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
s.
Phillipsburg High School has an athletic rivalry with neighboring Easton
Easton, Pennsylvania
Easton is a city in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 26,800 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Northampton County....
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
's Easton Area High School, which celebrated its 100th anniversary game on Thanksgiving Day 2006. Phillipsburg lost the game. In 2009, the 1993 teams from the Easton P-Burg Game met again for the Gatorade REPLAY Game
REPLAY the Series
REPLAY is a program created by Gatorade that restages classic games of various sports between the biggest high school rivalries in the United States. The first official REPLAY game reunited players from the 1993 Easton Area Red Rovers and the Phillipsburg Stateliners to replay a 1993 game that...
to resolve the game, which ended in a 7-7 tie. The REPLAY Game was won by Phillipsburg, 27-12.
Transportation
Many major highways pass through Phillipsburg, including U.S. Route 22U.S. Route 22
U.S. Route 22 is a west–east route and is one of the original United States highways of 1926, running from Cincinnati, Ohio, at US 27, US 42, US 127, and US 52 to Newark, New Jersey, at U.S. Route 1/9 near the Newark Liberty International Airport.US 22 also carries the names of the William...
, Route 122, and Interstate 78
Interstate 78 in New Jersey
Interstate 78 is an east–west route stretching from Union Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania to New York City. In New Jersey, I-78 is called the Phillipsburg–Newark Expressway and the Newark Bay Extension of the New Jersey Turnpike...
.
New Jersey Transit
New Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...
bus service is provided on the 890 and 891 routes.
By air, Phillipsburg is served by Lehigh Valley International Airport
Lehigh Valley International Airport
Lehigh Valley International Airport , formerly Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton International Airport, is a public airport in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania....
.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Phillipsburg include:- Walter Ellsworth Bachman, Sr. (1880–1958), college football player and coach.
- Charlie BerryCharlie Berry (second baseman)Charles Joseph Berry was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball whose career consisted of one season in the Union Association. He was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey....
(1860–1940), former professional baseball player, Union AssociationUnion AssociationThe Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...
, and father of Charlie BerryCharlie BerryCharles Francis Berry was an American athlete and sports official who enjoyed careers as a catcher and umpire in Major League Baseball and as an offensive end and official in the National Football League...
. - Charlie BerryCharlie BerryCharles Francis Berry was an American athlete and sports official who enjoyed careers as a catcher and umpire in Major League Baseball and as an offensive end and official in the National Football League...
(1902–72), former professional baseball and umpireUmpire (baseball)In baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game, including beginning and ending the game, enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds, making judgment calls on plays, and handling the disciplinary actions. The term is often shortened to the colloquial form ump...
, Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
. - William F. BirchWilliam F. BirchWilliam Fred Birch was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1918 to 1919.Birch was born in Newark, New Jersey on August 30, 1870...
(1870–1946), former Member of Congress. - Ned BolcarNed BolcarNed Francis Bolcar is a former American football linebacker. He played three seasons in the NFL, one with the Seattle Seahawks and two with the Miami Dolphins....
(born 1967), former linebacker who played for the Seattle SeahawksSeattle SeahawksThe Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
and Miami DolphinsMiami DolphinsThe Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. - Tom Brennan (born 1949), radioRadioRadio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
and televisionTelevisionTelevision is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
sportscasterSportscasterIn sports broadcasting, a commentator gives a running commentary of a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast. The comments are normally a voiceover, with the sounds of the action and spectators also heard in the background. In the case of television commentary, the commentator...
and former men's basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
head coachCoach (sport)In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
, most notably at the University of VermontUniversity of VermontThe University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or...
. - Tim BrewsterTim BrewsterTim Brewster is an American football player and coach. He most recently served as the head coach of the University of Minnesota from 2007 until he was fired midway through the Golden Gophers' 2010 season.-Playing career:...
(born 1960), former coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers footballMinnesota Golden Gophers footballThe University of Minnesota Golden Gophers are one of the oldest programs in college football history. They compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big Ten Conference. The Golden Gophers have claimed six national championships and have an all time record of 646–481–44 as...
team. - Ryan Coyle (born 1984), current Meteorologist and on-air personality at WHTM-TV (Channel 27) in Harrisburg, PA.
- DC DrakeDC DrakeDon Clyde "DC" Drake is a former American professional wrestler. He became the Heavyweight Champion for the National Wrestling Federation and Tri-State Wrestling Alliance which later became Extreme Championship Wrestling.-Training:...
(born 1957 as Don Drake), former professional wrestler, former World Champion for National wrestling Federation and Heavyweight Champion for Tri-State Wrestling Alliance, later known as Extreme Championship WrestlingExtreme Championship WrestlingExtreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...
(ECW). - Wayne DumontWayne DumontWayne Dumont, Jr. was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey. He served in the New Jersey Senate for more than 30 years, representing the 15th Legislative District until 1982 and the 24th Legislative District until his retirement in 1990...
(1914–92), former New Jersey SenateNew Jersey SenateThe New Jersey Senate was established as the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. From 1844 until 1965 New Jersey's counties elected one Senator, each. Under the 1844 Constitution the term of office was three years. The 1947...
Majority Leader and Senate President. - FionaFiona (singer)Fiona is an American rock music singer and actress best known as the love interest in the 1987 Bob Dylan vehicle, Hearts of Fire.-Life and career:...
(born 1961), rock music singer. - James Cullen GaneyJames Cullen GaneyJames Cullen Ganey was a United States federal judge.Born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, Ganey received an LL.B. from Lehigh University in 1920, and another from Harvard Law School in 1923. He was in private practice in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania from 1923 to 1937...
(1899–1972), federal judge who served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitThe United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts for the following districts:* District of Delaware* District of New Jersey...
. - John R. GuthrieJohn R. GuthrieJohn Reiley Guthrie was a United States Army four star general who served as Commanding General, U.S. Army Development and Research Command , from 1977 to 1981. In the 1980s, DARCOM was renamed United States Army Materiel Command.-Military career:Guthrie was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, on...
(1921–2009), United States ArmyUnited States ArmyThe United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
four-star general. - David HajduDavid HajduDavid Hajdu is an American columnist, author and professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is the music critic for The New Republic....
(born 1955), music critic and author. - Terry KitchenTerry KitchenTerry Kitchen is an American folk singer-songwriter. He grew up in Bethlehem and Easton, Pennsylvania and Findlay, Ohio and attended college at Occidental College and the Guitar Institute of Technology....
, folk singer. - J. Robert LennonJ. Robert LennonJohn Robert Lennon is an American novelist, short story writer, musician and composer.Lennon was raised in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. He earned a B.A. in English from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.F.A. from the University of Montana...
(born 1970), novelist. - Hilda MadsenHilda MadsenHilda Chedomille Madsen was a British-American artist and dog breeder.-Early life:Born Hilda Chedomille Narracott in Belgium, to an English father and American mother...
(1910–81), British-American artist and dog breeder. - Jayne MansfieldJayne MansfieldJayne Mansfield was an American actress working both in Hollywood and on the Broadway theatre...
(1933–67), 1950s-era actress and sex symbolSex symbolA sex symbol is a celebrity of either gender, typically an actor, musician, supermodel, teen idol, or sports star, noted for their sex appeal. The term was first used in the mid 1950s in relation to the popularity of certain Hollywood stars, especially Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte...
. - Martin O. MayMartin O. MayMartin O. May was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II.-Biography:...
(1922–45), Medal of HonorMedal of HonorThe Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
recipient in World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
for his actions on Okinawa. - Helen Stevenson MeynerHelen Stevenson MeynerHelen Day Stevenson Meyner, also known as Helen S. Meyner was a Democratic U.S. Representative from New Jersey from 1975 to 1979.-Biography:...
(1929–97), former Member of Congress. - Robert B. MeynerRobert B. MeynerRobert Baumle Meyner of Phillipsburg, New Jersey was an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 44th Governor of New Jersey, from 1954 to 1962...
(1908–90), Governor of New Jersey from 1954 to 1962. - Lou RedaLou RedaLou Reda is filmmaker, specializing in television documentaries, who has produced some 400 productions, as chairman of Lou Reda Productions, based in Easton, Pennsylvania. Reda's production company has been called "the largest producer of programs for the A&E and History Channel cable operations",...
, documentary filmmaker. - Jim RingoJim RingoJames Stephen "Jim" Ringo was a professional American football player, a Hall of Fame center and coach. He was a ten time Pro Bowler during his career....
(1931–2007), professional football player who played with the Green Bay PackersGreen Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
and Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia EaglesThe Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
. - Sheetal ShethSheetal ShethSheetal Sheth is an actress who is known for her wide range of roles in an impressive body of work in film, television, and theater. She has starred in many feature films, perhaps best known for starring opposite Albert Brooks in Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World...
, actress. - Charles SitgreavesCharles SitgreavesCharles Sitgreaves was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1865 to 1869.-Biography:...
(1803–78), former Member of Congress and former mayor of Phillipsburg. - Carl van HornCarl van HornCarl "Fuzzy" Van Horn is a retired Modified driver from Phillipsburg, New Jersey. Carl drove the several cars including his own 71E and later the 2A. . Carl was a very successful driver during his time...
, former dirt track racer. - Bill WalshBill Walsh (American football player)Bill Walsh was a center who played six seasons in the National Football League. Walsh attended the University of Notre Dame.-References:...
(born 1927), center who played in the NFL for the Pittsburgh SteelersPittsburgh SteelersThe Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
. - S. Michael Wilson, author.
- Yvonne ZimaYvonne ZimaYvonne Marie Zima is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Daisy Carter on The Young and the Restless.-Early life:...
(born 1989), actress, "Rachel Greene" on NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's ERER (TV series)ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
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External links
- Phillipsburg Official Web Site
- Warren County page for Phillipsburg
- Phillipsburg School District
- Data for the Phillipsburg School District, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
- Phillipsburg Area Chamber Of Commerce
- Phillipsburg Railroad Historians
- Phillipsburg Resident Social Site
- Warren County Regional Chamber Of Commerce
- Warren County Convention & Visitors Bureau