Historic Sites and Districts of Hunterdon County
Historic Sites and Districts of Hunterdon County
Historic Sites and Districts of Hunterdon County
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Readington Township<br />
Potterstown Rural <strong>Historic</strong> District<br />
SR 4/10/92 NR 7/2/92<br />
Potterstown <strong>Historic</strong> District is one <strong>of</strong> the oldest<br />
settlements in <strong>Hunterdon</strong>. Potterstown was at the<br />
crossroads <strong>of</strong> the West Jersey Society's “Line” <strong>and</strong><br />
the old Raritan Path which became the "<strong>County</strong><br />
Road" <strong>and</strong> later the<br />
New Jersey Turnpike.<br />
Eventually the road<br />
moved south <strong>and</strong> is<br />
known today as Route<br />
22. The first German<br />
Lutheran Church in<br />
New Jersey was built<br />
in Potterstown on l<strong>and</strong> donated by a free negro,<br />
Aray Van Guinea.<br />
I-78<br />
45<br />
I-78<br />
to Route 22
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