The following is an update of a speech I delivered at the Locktown Stone Church in May 1997. I thought it would be a good idea to archive the speech here on my website, especially since it makes a nice short history of Delaware Township. When I gave the speech, I had two large maps showing locations of mills, taverns, ferries, the oldest roads. One map showed the 18th century version of Delaware Township, and one showed the 19th century version. Whatever happened to those maps? If I find them, I’ll turn them over to Marilyn Cummings who has been working hard on just such a map project, one that can be seen on Google Earth.
Lambertville
LAMBERTVILLE, once known as Coryell’s Ferry, until 1814 when a post office was established there. It was a part of West Amwell Township until it was incorporated in 1849. The D&R Canal and the Belvidere-Delaware Railroad have given this town much of its life and history. But it was also an important place during the Revolution as the Continental Army moved back and forth between New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Public Cemeteries in Delaware Twp.
Civil War Taxes, part 5
John Kuhl, a Hunterdon historian of the Civil War, pointed out to me in an email that
“Bonds and loans initially financed the war, the 5-20s, 7-30s, and 10-40s as advertised in the local newspapers. And the increased taxes took it from there. Besides your income tax, there were hefty boosts in real estate taxes to especially cover the local soldier bounties paid by the municipalities.”