Whig Lane, New Jersey
Whig Lane is an unincorporated community located within Upper Pittsgrove Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States.[1][2] It is located approximately 5 mi (8.0 km) east of Woodstown.
Whig Lane, New Jersey | |
|---|---|
  Whig Lane, New Jersey Location within Upper Pittsgrove Township. Inset: Location of Salem County in the state of New Jersey.  Whig Lane, New Jersey Whig Lane, New Jersey (New Jersey)  Whig Lane, New Jersey Whig Lane, New Jersey (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°38′22″N 75°13′44″W | |
| Country |  |
| State |  |
| County | Salem |
| Township | Upper Pittsgrove |
| Elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 881769[1] |
The settlement is named for an altercation which occurred there in 1769 between Tories and Whigs.[3] Around that time—prior to the American Revolution—one part of the settlement was also called "Tory Lane".[4]
Whig Lane had a post office in 1897.[1]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whig Lane
- Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 15, 2015.
- Elwell, Bonny Beth (2013). Upper Pittsgrove, Elmer, and Pittsgrove. Arcadia. p. 8.
- New Jersey, a Guide to Its Present and Past. Viking. 1939. p. 654.
Municipalities and communities of Salem County, New Jersey, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| City |  Map of New Jersey highlighting Salem County | |
| Boroughs | ||
| Townships | ||
| CDPs | ||
| Other unincorporated communities | ||
| ||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.