Later Starn leased Oxford Furnace from Dr. Mark Thomson in the present Village of Changewater, then known as Changewater Forge.ĭuring the 1750s – the Thomson iron forge was being operated by Jacob Starn. A cluster of houses around the church may have been the first settlement to arise within the Township.ġ740 - The Township was originally a portion of Greenwich Township, one of the original divisions of Sussex County.ġ741 - An iron forge was established by Col. Changewater and Imlaydale on the south.ġ720s – first settlers arrived around the Musconetcong River.ġ734 – the Mansfield-Woodhouse (Logg) Presbyterian Church built. Brass Castle and Pleasant Valley on the west Port Colden on the east side of the township, ![]() Washington Township Warren County, New Jersey is an area of 17.9 square miles, completely surrounding the Borough of Washington with a great deal of farmland and open space.Ī number of villages/hamlets exist in the township: ![]() Home > About Washington > Local History > Important Key Events/Dates
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