Whig Lane, New Jersey

Whig Lane, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
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 US)
Coordinates: 39°38′22″N 75°13′44″W / 39.63944°N 75.22889°W / 39.63944; -75.22889Coordinates: 39°38′22″N 75°13′44″W / 39.63944°N 75.22889°W / 39.63944; -75.22889
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
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]

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.

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

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whig Lane
  2. ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ Elwell, Bonny Beth (2013). Upper Pittsgrove, Elmer, and Pittsgrove. Arcadia. p. 8.
  4. ↑ New Jersey, a Guide to Its Present and Past. Viking. 1939. p. 654.
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