Montague... over the years - as reported in local newspapers:
1795 The Minisink Reformed Church Consistory petitioned the NJ State Legislature for permission to hold a lottery to raise funds needed to repair its meeting house. One of the two petitions noted it had been used as a hospital during the period of the Revolutionary War.
June 1869 Jacob Hornbeck is reported to have raised mammoth strawberries 6 to 8.5 inches in circumference.
Oct. 1869 Flood left cattle in one of Mr. Westfall’s fields nearly submerged.
May 1871 Martin Cole, Esq. erected new Blacksmith and Wheelright shops near his residence at Brick House {village}.
May 1872 Joseph Shimer tore down old Westbrook place.. the scene of the Jobs family massacre in Rev. War, and began to build a new modern home on its foundation.
Oct. 1869 Joshua Cole’s stallion, “American Emperor” was hoping to race at the Brick House track.
July 1873 The Eastern Div. of Erie RR proposed a railroad route following Clove Brook through Montague {… and through what we now call the Westfall Farm or Winery property}.
Nov. 1873 Montague NJ news boasted of a turnip weighing 11 lbs!
Feb. 1878 100,000 feet of white pine logs harvested in Montague were waiting by the river to be taken downstream as one large raft in the spring.
May 1910 High Point Inn sold to Kusers. It was proposed to convert the property into country homes with club membership.
Sept. 1932 JCP&L agreed to extend its distribution lines from the end of the concrete highway in Hainesville to the residence of George Armstrong, as sought by the Montague Improvement Assoc.
June 1934 Folks from Hainesville and Montague attended a baseball game held at the Montague diamond.
Nov. 1937 A new Bar & Grill opened at Rock View.
1946 A site was picked at Wallpack Bend for a proposed dam for the city of Phidadelphia’s water supply.
1966 Montague was the last Sussex County Township to adopt a subdivision ordinance. Had 300 taxpayers in the community at the time. {2000 census had a population of over 3000.}
Route A still being considered for the Susquehannah-Roseland project ?
The NPS is currently in the process of accepting comments on PSE&G's approved Route B, which would cut through the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation area [Click the link via the underlined text]. Alternatives include revisiting the two previously proposed routes A or C - as well as other separate options of rerouting Route B and Do Not Build.
Everyone is able to comment.
Neighboring Wantage Township contines to stand in opposition to Route A, which would also impact Montague. Route A would initially enter NJ by the Delaware River, cross over from PA in the vicinity of lower Mashipacong Island.. run parallel to Mashipacong Rd., then head east into and through High Point State Park and cross across the Appalachian Trail.
Our PA neighbors are renewing their opposition. Data is presented online, which shows the height of the proposed power lines.
PSE&G Alternative Route Identification Report - is a report done of all three routes and notes data specifically pertinent to Montague.
Route B is currently opposed by Stop the Lines, and videos and information are posted at Oppose the Towers. The transmission lines would not bring additional power to many of the communities it would affect along the Delaware River. It is essentially a power highway.. with no local exits. The new lattice towers and poles for these lines are proposed at heights of 190 feet .. 30 feet shorter than High Point Monument.
The NPS is currently in the process of accepting comments on PSE&G's approved Route B, which would cut through the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation area [Click the link via the underlined text]. Alternatives include revisiting the two previously proposed routes A or C - as well as other separate options of rerouting Route B and Do Not Build.
Everyone is able to comment.
Neighboring Wantage Township contines to stand in opposition to Route A, which would also impact Montague. Route A would initially enter NJ by the Delaware River, cross over from PA in the vicinity of lower Mashipacong Island.. run parallel to Mashipacong Rd., then head east into and through High Point State Park and cross across the Appalachian Trail.
Our PA neighbors are renewing their opposition. Data is presented online, which shows the height of the proposed power lines.
PSE&G Alternative Route Identification Report - is a report done of all three routes and notes data specifically pertinent to Montague.
Route B is currently opposed by Stop the Lines, and videos and information are posted at Oppose the Towers. The transmission lines would not bring additional power to many of the communities it would affect along the Delaware River. It is essentially a power highway.. with no local exits. The new lattice towers and poles for these lines are proposed at heights of 190 feet .. 30 feet shorter than High Point Monument.
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