Paulina, New Jersey

Paulina is an unincorporated community located in Blairstown in Warren County, New Jersey, United States.[1][2]

Paulina, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
The westbound Lackawanna Limited nears Paulina, circa 1912
Paulina, New Jersey
Location of Paulina in Warren County. Inset: Location of Warren County within the state of New Jersey
Paulina, New Jersey
Location within New Jersey
Paulina, New Jersey
Location with the United States
Coordinates: 40°58′35″N 74°56′38″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyWarren
TownshipBlairstown
Elevation112 m (367 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID879172[1]

Paulina is located on the Paulins Kill, approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) east of downtown Blairstown.

History

In about 1768, William Armstrong constructed a grist mill there, which remained for more than a century. A second grist mill was constructed in Paulina in 1783 by Peter B. Shafer. That mill was later used as an axe-helve factory and saw mill.[3]

By 1851, Paulina had a post office, and by 1882 the population was 110. In 1890, a grist mill was still located there.[3][4][5]

Today

The Paulinskill Valley Trail, a 30-mile (48 km) long recreational rail trail following the former route of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway, passes through Paulina.[6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paulina
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed December 21, 2014.
  3. Cummins, George Wyckoff (1911). History of Warren County, New Jersey. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 78, 134, 156. OL 24171900M.
  4. Industries of New Jersey. Historical Publishing Company. 1882. p. 114. OL 24332547M.
  5. Annual Report of the State Geologist for the Year 1890. New Jersey Geological Survey. 1891. p. 227.
  6. "Paulins Kill Valley Trail". Metrotrails. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
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