Indian Mills, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 39°47′38″N 74°44′40″W / 39.79389°N 74.74444°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Township | Shamong |
| Elevation | 75 ft (23 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 877333[1] |
Indian Mills, formerly known as Brotherton, is an unincorporated community located within Shamong Township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] It was the site of Brotherton Indian Reservation, the only Indian reservation in New Jersey and the first in America, founded for the Lenni Lenape tribe, some of whom were native to New Jersey's Washington Valley.[3][4]
Before becoming a reservation, it was an industrial town, known for gristmills and sawmills. Brotherton was the first Native American reservation in New Jersey.[5]
The town was also historically known as Edgepillock[3] or Edgepelick.[6]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Indian Mills, New Jersey
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 14, 2015.
- ^ a b Thomas, JD (August 29, 2013). "The Colonies' First and New Jersey's Only Indian Reservation". Accessible Archives Inc. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "The Brotherton Indians of New Jersey, 1780 | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History". www.gilderlehrman.org. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ Kephart, Bill & Mary (November 7, 2010). "The Kepharts: Cohawkin, Raccoon Creek, Narraticon all names left by Lenni-Lenape in Gloucester County". NJ.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
In 1758, the Colonial Legislature purchased land in Burlington County for a reservation. It was the first Indian Reservation in America and was called Edgepelick. Governor Bernard called it Brotherton. Today the area is known as Indian Mills. In 1801, an act was passed directing the sale of Brotherton, with the proceeds used to send the remaining Lenni-Lenape to the Stockbridge Reservation near Oneida, N.Y. There they formed a settlement called Statesburg.
7 November 2010