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.}