Tinton Falls
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chstress53
N 40° 18.209 W 074° 06.057
18T E 576402 N 4461829
The signature Tinton Falls grace the town of Tinton Falls NJ USA. It is the highest waterfall along the Atlantic Coastal Plain. A 300-year-old mill churns the falls’ water and stands in the center of town as a testament to 18th century history.
Waymark Code: WM4N4
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2005
Views: 142
Scattered nearby the falls and mill are several historic structures dating as far back as the 1800s. The village at Tinton Falls was first settled shortly after the 1665 issuance of the Monmouth Patent, probably by James Grover, one of the original patentees. Grover realized that the abundant local bog iron, combined with forests to supply wood for charcoal and the water power of the falls, added up to an opportunity for him. He and some unknown associates established an ironworks. The borough of Tinton was named New Shrewsbury in 1950 after breaking off of Shrewsbury Township, New Jersey. It was renamed "Tinton Falls" in 1975. The name came from Lewis Morris's plantation, Tinton Manor, which employed free white workers and slaves
Type: Slide
Watercourse: Shrewsburyy River
Waterfall Height: 50
Seasonality: Perennial
Viewpoint: Bottom
Path Up and Down: Partial
Walk Behind: Not at all
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
Seasons of Best Flow: Not listed
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