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Tewksbury

(Includes Mountainville, Oldwick and parts of Califon and Pottersville)


(Photo courtesy of Tewskburytwp.net)

Surrounding towns:

Bedminster, Califon, and Lebanon

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The Township traces its origins to George Willocks' purchase of land from Lenape Indians in 1708 and to the West Jersey Society purchase of one hundred thousand acres two years later.  Germans from the Palatinate arrived in the mid-18th century, and under the leadership of the Lutheran Bishop Muhlenberg, built a church, cemetery and home in what is now Oldwick.  The New Germantown, used for current Oldwick, first appeared in 1754 and survived until the rise of anti-German feelings during World War I, when the village was re-named "Oldwick", an Anglo-Saxon name for "Old Village".

Tewksbury Township was divided from Lebanon Township, and by Royal patent, became a township on March 11, 1755.  The name, Tewksbury, is believed to have originated from a connection with Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, England. 

 

 

Government

Tewksbury Township
169 Old Turnpike Road
Califon, NJ 07830
908-439-0022

Departments

Construction Official 908-832-5552

Court Administator 908-832-7684

Fire - 911
(Non-Emergency)
The Township of Tewksbury is serviced by Fairmount, Califon Borough,
 Lebanon Borough, Oldwick and Pottersville Fire Companies.

First Aid - 911
(Non-Emergency)
The Township of Tewksbury is serviced by Tewksbury Rescue Squad and the Whitehouse Rescue Squad.

Health Department

Library 908-439-3761

Office of Emergency Management (OEM)

Police - 911
(Non-emergency) 908-439-2503

Public Works 908-439-0022, ext. 737

Recreation 908-439-0022 ext 731

Senior Citizens 908-439-0022 ext. 729

Tax Collector's Office 908-439-0022 ext. 722

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Education

Board of Education

PTA

Tewksbury Elementary School - Elementary Grades K - 4
109 Fairmount Road East
Califon, NJ 07830
908-832-2594

Old Turnpike School - Grades 5 - 8
171 Old Turnpike Road
Califon, NJ 07830
908-439-2010

Vorhees High School - Grades 9 - 12
256 County Road 513
Glen Gardner, NJ 08826
908-638-2119

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Historic Places

Tewksbury Historical Society
60 Water St
Lebanon, NJ 08833
908-832-6734

Zion Lutheran Church
Main & Church Streets
Oldwock, NJ 08858

(photo courtesy of Alan Edelson courtesy of HMdb.org)

New Jersey's oldest Lutheran Congregation's first service was
conducted on August 1, 1714, by the Reverend Justus Falkner,
the first Protestant minister ordained in America. It was held
in the home of Aree Van Guinee, a freed slave, who later
contributed land for the first church and a glebe for the pastor.

Baltes Pickel, who also attended the first service, built the
first church and contributed generously to construction of the
current church in 1749.

Oldwick General Store

 

Former Church in Oldwick


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