Whig Lane, New Jersey

Populated place in Salem County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States
39°38′22″N 75°13′44″W / 39.63944°N 75.22889°W / 39.63944; -75.22889Country United StatesState New JerseyCountySalemTownshipUpper PittsgroveElevation
44 m (144 ft)Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)GNIS feature ID881769[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. ^ a b c 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. ISBN 9781467120289.
  4. ^ New Jersey, a Guide to Its Present and Past. Viking. 1939. p. 654. ISBN 9781603540292.
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