by on February 2, 2025
By the 1750s, residents of this area began to petition colonial authorities for a new county to be formed; they complained of the inconvenience of long journey to conduct enterprise with the federal government and the courts. By this time, four massive townships had been created on this sparsely populated Northwestern area: Walpack Township (earlier than 1731), Greenwich Township (before 1738), Hardwick Township (1750) and Newtown Township (1751). On June 8, 1753, Sussex County was created from ...
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