Bowerstown, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40°46′18″N 74°59′56″W / 40.77167°N 74.99889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Warren |
Township | Washington |
Named for | Michael B. Bowers |
Bowerstown is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Warren County, New Jersey near the Morris Canal and the Pohatcong Creek. It was founded in 1829 by Jesse Vanetta and Michael B. Bowers with the building of an iron foundry.[1] The Bowerstown Historic District, encompassing the village, was listed on the state and national registers of historic places in 1996.