Whitehall, New Jersey

Whitehall, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Whitehall, New Jersey
Whitehall, New Jersey
Whitehall, New Jersey

Location within Sussex County. Inset: Location of Sussex County in the state of New Jersey.

Coordinates: 40°57′52″N 74°44′22″W / 40.96444°N 74.73944°W / 40.96444; -74.73944Coordinates: 40°57′52″N 74°44′22″W / 40.96444°N 74.73944°W / 40.96444; -74.73944
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Sussex
Township Andover
Elevation[1] 781 ft (238 m)
GNIS feature ID 881794[1]

Whitehall is an unincorporated community located within Andover Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States.[1][2]

Whitehall is located approximately 1.5 mi (2.4 km) south of Andover.

Panther Lake, and the Panther Lake Camping Resort, occupy the east side of the settlement.[3][4] Located west of Whitehall is the northern tip of Allamuchy Mountain State Park.

History

The former Sussex Railroad passed through Whitehall.[2]

In 1872, it was noted that the largest building in Whitehall "was formerly a tavern where the Newark and Oswego stages used to stop".[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Whitehall". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. 1 2 3 Webb, Edward A. (1872). The Historical Directory of Sussex County, N.J.: Containing a Brief Summary of Events from Its First Settlement, with Descriptive and Historical Notices of Each Town. Sussex County (N.J.). p. 20.
  3. ↑ "Panther Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. ↑ "Driving Directions". Panther Lake Camping Resort. Retrieved January 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)


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