Jericho, Cumberland County, New Jersey
| Jericho, New Jersey | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
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Jericho Hotel, circa 1890 | |
  Jericho  Jericho  Jericho Location in Cumberland County (Inset: Cumberland County in New Jersey) | |
| Coordinates: 39°28′12″N 75°21′06″W / 39.47000°N 75.35167°WCoordinates: 39°28′12″N 75°21′06″W / 39.47000°N 75.35167°W | |
| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 New Jersey |
| County | Cumberland |
| Township | Stow Creek |
| Elevation[1] | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| GNIS feature ID | 877447[1] |
Jericho is an unincorporated community located within Stow Creek Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.[1][2]
Stow Creek, a tributary of the Delaware River, flows through the settlement, and a pond and dam are located there.[3][4]
Jericho was at one time an important mill town in the history of Cumberland and Salem counties.[5]
History
Originally called "Gravelly Run", the settlement began to flourish in 1680 when John Brick purchased 1,000 acres (400 ha) of land bordering Stow Creek, and erected sawmills and gristmills.[5][6] The Jericho Hotel was built, and in 1818, a distillery located in Jericho was converted into a woolen factory.[5]
The geologic area around Jericho contains Miocene epoch marl, and it is rich with fossils.[7] In the early 1800s, farmers near Jericho began using the mudlike marl found along Stow Creek as fertilizer, and commercial marl pits were built.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jericho
- ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed December 28, 2014.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jericho Pond
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jericho Pond Dam
- 1 2 3 4 Harrison, Charles (2013). Cumberland County, New Jersey: 265 Years of History. History Press. pp. 144, 145.
- ↑ Shourds, Thomas (1876). History and Genealogy of Fenwick's Colony, New Jersey. G.F. Nixon. p. 165.
- ↑ Dana, James Dwight (1880). Manual of Geology: Treating of the Principles of the Science with Special Reference to American Geological History. Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor and Company. p. 495.
