Pottersville, New Jersey
Encyclopedia
Pottersville is an unincorporated area split within Bedminster Township
in Somerset County
and Tewksbury Township
in Hunterdon County
, New Jersey
, United States
. The area is served as United States Postal Service
ZIP Code
07979.
As of the United States Census, 2000
, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area
07979 was 339.
, a private all-girls boarding high school, is located in Pottersville.
Pottersville History
Pottersville, N.J. was first called Lamington and afterwards Potters Mills. There were mills here as early as 1756 built and owned by William Willet. One Mill still stands on the left side of Rte.512 heading towards Califon, N.J. It was originally used for weaving woolen goods and later turned into a grist mill. The first grist mill was built along the Black River but no longer stands. A commerative plaque has taken its place.
William Willet owned a day book in which he recorded sales to the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. His main consideration became supplying the Continental Army. He was paid haphazardly in Continental currency which around 1780 became worthless. He was ruined financially and was forced to sell both mills to Serrin Potter in 1783, hence the Village's name.
In 1887 upwards of 200,000 baskets of peaches were shipped from Pottersville and New Germantown (Oldwick) by wagons to Chester, Whitehouse and other N.J. towns. The profitable peach growing industry persuaded the Rockaway Valley Railroad to build a spur to Pottersville in 1888.
The beautiful Black River Falls, here in Pottersville, prompted the railroad to run excursions to the falls. The land around the glen were made into picnic grounds and an amusement park. There was a merry-go-round, dance pavillion and refreshment stand. Some visitors came from Jersey City, N.J. and usually stayed at the Pottersville Hotel. According to a life-long resident of the town, they brought their own beer and livened up the town - sometimes a little too much with a brawl now and then. Failure of the Peach Crop eventually resulted in the end of the Rockaway Railroad. One town resident remembers the park open as late as 1920. The Antique Show is just a youngster compared with Pottersville itself. The Antique Show celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2003.'
Bedminster Township, New Jersey
Bedminster Township is a Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 8,165....
in Somerset County
Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In 2010, the population was 323,444. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Somerville....
and Tewksbury Township
Tewksbury Township, New Jersey
Tewksbury Township is a Township located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey and is located within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 5,993...
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....
, 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...
, United States
United States
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. The area is served as United States Postal Service
United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...
ZIP Code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
07979.
As of the United States Census, 2000
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area
ZIP Code Tabulation Area
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are statistical entities developed by the United States Census Bureau for tabulating summary statistics from Census 2000. This new entity was developed to overcome the difficulties in precisely defining the land area covered by each ZIP code...
07979 was 339.
Education
The Purnell SchoolPurnell School
The Purnell School is a private all-girls boarding high school located in Pottersville, within Bedminster Township, New Jersey, about an hour west of New York City, and two hours north of Philadelphia....
, a private all-girls boarding high school, is located in Pottersville.
Pottersville History
Pottersville, N.J. was first called Lamington and afterwards Potters Mills. There were mills here as early as 1756 built and owned by William Willet. One Mill still stands on the left side of Rte.512 heading towards Califon, N.J. It was originally used for weaving woolen goods and later turned into a grist mill. The first grist mill was built along the Black River but no longer stands. A commerative plaque has taken its place.
William Willet owned a day book in which he recorded sales to the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. His main consideration became supplying the Continental Army. He was paid haphazardly in Continental currency which around 1780 became worthless. He was ruined financially and was forced to sell both mills to Serrin Potter in 1783, hence the Village's name.
In 1887 upwards of 200,000 baskets of peaches were shipped from Pottersville and New Germantown (Oldwick) by wagons to Chester, Whitehouse and other N.J. towns. The profitable peach growing industry persuaded the Rockaway Valley Railroad to build a spur to Pottersville in 1888.
The beautiful Black River Falls, here in Pottersville, prompted the railroad to run excursions to the falls. The land around the glen were made into picnic grounds and an amusement park. There was a merry-go-round, dance pavillion and refreshment stand. Some visitors came from Jersey City, N.J. and usually stayed at the Pottersville Hotel. According to a life-long resident of the town, they brought their own beer and livened up the town - sometimes a little too much with a brawl now and then. Failure of the Peach Crop eventually resulted in the end of the Rockaway Railroad. One town resident remembers the park open as late as 1920. The Antique Show is just a youngster compared with Pottersville itself. The Antique Show celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2003.'
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Pottersville include:- Harriet AdamsHarriet AdamsHarriet Stratemeyer Adams was an American juvenile mystery novelist and publisher who authored some 200 books over her literary career. She wrote many books in the Nancy Drew series and a few in the Hardy Boys series...
(1893-1982), author of some 200 books, including nearly 50 in the Nancy DrewNancy DrewNancy Drew is a fictional young amateur detective in various mystery series for all ages. She was created by Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate book packaging firm. The character first appeared in 1930. The books have been ghostwritten by a number of authors and are published...
series.
External links
- Census 2000 Fact Sheet for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07979 from the United States Census BureauUnited States Census BureauThe 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...