Frelinghuysen Township was set off in 1848 as a
Warren County township a few years after Warren and Sussex Counties
divided
in 1825. Looking
on a modern road map, you’ll see the Paulinskill River running
down the northwest side of Frelinghuysen, a place called Yellow
Frame just over its northeast border with Sussex County, the Jenny
Jump State Forest tucked in the township’s southern corner,
and the tiny hamlet of Johnsonburg at its approximate center. Johnsonburg,
once a crossroads for stage routes from New York to Scranton and
Boston to Philadelphia in the mid 1700’s, and later a stop
on the Delaware,
Lackawanna, and Western Railroad cutoff, is still
fascinating for those seeking signs of the area’s great
heritage in transportation. And a slow drive or walk along the
country lanes
north towards Marksboro is sure to yield reward for sharp eyes
that will detect fascinating old stone homes, mills and mill
remnants, ancient churches and cemeteries filled with stories.
Funding
for this project was provided in part through the Cooperative Marketing
Grant
Program of
New Jersey Commerce, Economic
Growth and Tourism, Office of Travel & Tourism.
Frelinghuysen Township was set off in 1848 as a
Warren County township a few years after Warren and Sussex Counties
divided
in 1825. Looking
on a modern road map, you’ll see the Paulinskill River running
down the northwest side of Frelinghuysen, a place called Yellow
Frame just over its northeast border with Sussex County, the 