Millington, New Jersey

Millington, New Jersey
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Morris County
Population (2000)
– Total	3,000
Time zone	Eastern (EST)
ZIP code	07946
Area code(s)	908
FIPS code	34027
GNIS feature ID

Millington is an unincorporated area within Long Hill Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07946. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07946 was 3,000. It is part of the township along with Gillette, Stirling, and the hamlet of Meyersville.

It borders the southern side of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge with access to Lord Stirling Park. The Passaic River runs through it. The Raptor Trust, a famous bird rehabilitation and education center within the Great Swamp is also inside the town limits.

Students in public school attend the Long Hill Township School System for grades K-8 and will attend Watchung Hills Regional High School in Somerset County for grades 9-12. Millington School is the only active school still located in the town. It houses grades 2-5 and had an enrollment of 505 students as of the 2005-06 school year.^[1]

The Town Hall used to be used as the old school house of the town, originally built in the 19th century.

Millington is on the north west side of Long Hill Township

The town is home to a train stop on the Gladstone Branch of the NJ Transit rail line, Millington Station. Millington Station was built in 1901, after the West Line Railroad was extended from Summit to Bernardsville during the years 1870-71.[1] "It was entered into the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1984."[2] Another building on the register is the Boyle/Hudspeth-Benson House. See List of Registered Historic Places in Morris County, New Jersey for other examples in the area.

It was home to the Clover Hill Swimming Club, which lost a 1966 civil rights case.

Millington Savings Bank started as Millington Building and Loan in 1911 in the town and his grown to other branches in the area.[3]

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Millington include:

• Jack H. Jacobs (born 1945), Medal of Honor recipient in 1969 for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War.^[2]
• Delusions, a melodic metalcore/post-hardcore band currently signed to Tragic Hero Records.

Gallery

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  Long Hill Road in Millington, New Jersey, 1908.

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  Millington has a working farm in the hamlet of Meyersville called Hillview Farms, which lets people pick blueberries, peaches, flowers, apples, depending on the season.

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  Hillview Farms has new tractors, but when old tractors become obsolete, they are kept as historical pieces.

External links

• Census 2000 Fact Sheet for Zip Code Tabulation Area 07946 from the United States Census Bureau
• fieldtripcom The Raptor Trust
• Google maps
• Long Hill Schools
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• Weather Averages

References

1. ^ Data for the Long Hill Township School System, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 10, 2008.
2. ^ James, George. "COMMUNITIES; Those Whom We Honor", The New York Times, May 28, 2000. Accessed December 19, 2007. "Especially now, said Jack H. Jacobs, who received his medal for his service in Vietnam, as he recently sat sipping coffee in the kitchen of his big Victorian house in Millington."

Coordinates: 40°40′40″N 74°31′05″W / 40.6777°N 74.5181°W / 40.6777; -74.5181