Located in central Warren County, New Jersey, Merrill Creek Reservoir is a 650-acre (2.6 km²) artificial lake that is surrounded by 290 acres (1.2 km²) of protected woodland and fields. Four narrow roads met at the bottom of the basin after descending its steep sides from the four points of the compass, at a place called Pleasant Hollow. Here the reservoir's inlet-outlet tower handles the Delaware River water as it is taken in or released from the reservoir. Using molds to form concrete houses may have been radical in the early 1900s, but it was not a new idea when Edison announced his plan in 1906 to construct houses of poured concrete. And around the same time, visitors may have noticed huge excavating machines in the distance reshaping a natural geological basin into the final contour of what would become the 650-acre Merrill Creek Reservoir. Le sentier longe un lac et sa difficulté est évaluée comme facile. Sunday concerts on the manor lawn are a favorite during the summer. Located in central Warren County, New Jersey, Merrill Creek Reservoir is a 650-acre (2.6 km²) artificial lake that is surrounded by 290 acres (1.2 km²) of protected woodland and fields. Other portions of MCR's trail network may be accessed from here. Retrace the route, turning left toward the Visitor Center. The Visitor Center will remain closed. E-mail: cahill@merillcreek.com (Site owned by 7 utility companies. In one mile, turn left into the lane leading to Bread The trails and boat ramp are open from sunrise to sunset daily. And the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad carried freight and passengers through here for many years. The reservoir has hosted a pair of nesting bald eagles for more than a decade, and hundreds of observers have watched the royal birds, the growth and antics of the fledglings, and their interaction with other wildlife. (908) 454-1213 (ph) There is a small green sign pointing up to Merrill Creek at Fox Farm Road, just south of the Warren County Fairgrounds, on the other side of County Route 519 in Harmony. The end of this loop is very flat – mostly level dirt or gravel. Just beyond the old road, look carefully on the right for a black-topped lane leading up to a paved parking area. Continue across Route 57, cross the Pohatcong Creek and in less than a mile, just before turning right onto Good Springs Road, an 1874 map shows a depot at the rail crossing. He announced that he would give away the patented design to qualified builders, presumably to boost sales of his concrete made with New Village Portland cement. The telephone number for the Visitors Center is (908) 454-1213. He wanted to modify earlier, hand-shoveled techniques by casting complete houses—interior walls, floors, and roof—in reusable cast iron or steel molds loaded from the top. From about 1906 the trolley tracks of the Easton & Washington Traction Company ran along Route 57, carrying passengers between Washington and Phillipsburg for 25 cents. Brian S. & Eric G. 5 12.00lbs ( Lunker 4.24lbs ) ( Late Penalty -1lb ) 2. Route 57, which follows a very old road alignment from the early 1770s, was authorized as a Turnpike as early as 1806, and has been designated a Warren Heritage Scenic Byway. In a short distance, notice the gravel lane on the right that leads back to a wildlife observation blind located on a former homestead, the upper Beers farm. MCR welcomes our visitors to enjoy all of the recreational opportunities that Merrill Creek has to offer, but we ask for your cooperation in being respectful to your fellow visitors, as well as MCR employees, and maintain social distancing and wear a mask when interacting with others. 34 Merrill Creek Road It's one of the few places that is beautiful during all four seasons. This picturesque plateau is enhanced by the small former one-room school house and nearby small church. Contact: Curtis A. Hill, Superintendent. Turn right onto Millbrook Road. Its basic purpose is to provide stored water that can be released to the Delaware River to make up for the evaporative water usage at certain electric generating units in times of low flow in the river. Ironically, because Edison licensed the use of his kilns to other manufacturers, cement overproduction affected profits to the industry in general. Mike W. & … Few visitors realize, though, that the Fox Farm Road once continued down the basin's steep western side, passing the sites of old family farms and a schoolhouse, now deep under water. Partly because the cement industries were nearby— F.M. Charles Ingersoll had improved upon Edison's casting method by using lighter, more economical wooden forms and by eliminating the need for top forms for the floors. These lands are themselves part of 2,000 acres (8.1 km ) of open spaces. Restored c.1754 stone ironmaster's home associated with c.1741 Oxford Furnace.is open first and second Sundays, 1-4pm, for tours through Colonial and Victorian rooms with costumed docents. The Boat Ramp is open from Sunrise to Sunset, but its use is gate-controlled on a schedule of specific hours for opening and closing. Five miles of track connected everything, and over three miles of belt conveyors moved materials along. You might see an eagle plucking a meal of fresh duck off the water's surface. Return to Route 57 and turn left to travel the Concrete Mile. But the cast iron molds proved to be too heavy to be purchased and handled economically. When cement rock was discovered near New Village, NJ in 1898, he saw a way to utilize his expensive ore crushing equipment. © 2020 Merrill Creek Reservoir Environmental Preserve offers opportunities for year-round recreational activities on over 3,000 acres of open space (total includes a 650-acre reservoir and a 290-acre environmental preserve). By 1903 the plant was producing 3,000 barrels daily, although not without some glitches. Merrill Creek Reservoir (1/5/2013) Months after Hurricane Sandy swept through the area, the majority of NJ state parks are still closed with (as far as can be determined) no date on when they will open. The visitor center of Merrill Creek Reservoir is located at 34 Merrill Creek Road, Harmony Township (or Washington Township depending on which map you are using), New Jersey, 07882. Back then, Pleasant Hollow's aura was one of beauty and mystery. Merrill Creek Reservoir is a 650-acre reservoir surrounded by a 290-acre Environmental Preserve and 2000 additional acres of woods and fields. We appreciate our visitors understanding while we are closed during this most challenging time. In 1903 a coal dust explosion at the mill killed eight workers including the chief engineer. (908) 454-2747 (f). Follow Reservoir Road and then Low's Hollow Road back down to Route 57. It stores 16 billion gallons of water that can be released, during low-water periods, to the Delaware River to augment river water used by electric generating stations. Merrill Creek Reservoir is surrounded by woods and fields for a scenic setting close to the Pennsylvania border. Heading in the other direction, the perimeter trail passes a spur trail which heads down to a wildlife observation deck at water's edge. 7/7/18 Merrill Creek Reservoir ( Open Buddy ) Angler # Of Fish Caught Total Weight. As Edison built his concrete business, he constantly sought new ways to use his product. Research has shown that in 1752-3 Samuel Smith was granted the right by the Kingwood Meeting to build a Quaker meeting house and residence here in which he would hold services. Explore the remarkable personality of this place and get a year-round supply of great things to see and do!! Warren County's Scott's Mountain, so named since at least 1885, is known locally as Montana Mountain, named for the small hamlet that sits on its scenic plateau. You might see a resident black bear or two at the small bridge over a marshy portion of Merrill Creek. There are dozens of duck species, snow geese by the tens of thousands, even occassional loons have been spotted here. (C. H. Ingersoll bore no relationship to the Ingersoll-Rand Company but was of Ingersoll Dollar Watch fame, later Timex.) Public access is allowed.) In 1903, to supply water for its new location at Phillipsburg, the Ingersoll-Rand Company built a ten-acre reservoir just upstream from the site of today's huge dam, which now hides the old thirty-foot high concrete barrier under two hundred feet of the reservoir's deepest waters. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from May until December. Group garages were located within the community as were a community center and grocery store. The website of Merrill Creek Reservoir is at: www.merrillcreek.com It will pass over the old Morris Canal just before the traffic light at Route 57 in the village of Broadway, so-named since at least 1856. Merrill Creek Reservoir is a 650-acre reservoir surrounded by a 290-acre environmental preserve and 2000 additional acres of woods and fields. You'll find comprehensive portraits more attentive to geographic, cultural, and historical attributes than county and municipal borders. While canoes, kayaks, and fishing boats with small electric motors may be on the water generally from dawn to dusk, check Merrill Creek Reservoir's website for the exact hours of ramp operation. Merrill Creek Reservoir Perimeter Trail est un sentier en boucle de 5.2 miles très fréquenté situé près de Stewartsville, New Jersey. A descent into the basin through row after row of tall, dark evergreens provided a romantic setting by which to dally at the water's edge of Ingersoll reservoir at the bottom. Dogs are also able to use this trail. Less than a half-mile to the right you'll notice a beautifully restored private (please do not enter) home known to local historians as Smith's Quaker meeting house. It is actually pretty well known in its immediate area, and even hiking books that cover the entire New Jersey tend to mention it, but finding the place may not be too easy. 1. After about a mile it is easy to see the very large buildings which house thousands of chickens at the Ise Farms egg production facility. A bit farther on, there is another wildlife blind along the water's edge. The Visitors Center is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on weekends, year round, except for New Years Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The remains of the lock are still buried, but the lock tender's house foundation, as well as a full-scale model of a canal boat, give visitors a glimpse into canal life. The 110-acre site once contained more than fifty buildings: offices, mills, shops, and 700-foot-long stock houses that could store 600,000 barrels of cement. A bear has been spied at least once swimming across a narrow part of the reservoir. Trails leading from the Visitor Center take hikers along the water's edge on the perimeter trail, through forests, old conifer stands, and quiet trickling streams. Follow Good Springs Road which parallels the valley of the Pohatcong Creek on the right. Because housing was so critical, the first twenty-five homes in Valley View, those on Congress Street, were built as conventional frame houses, due to the initial logistics of constructing and erecting the concrete forms. Inside the Visitor Center there are various informative nature and historical displays, a lecture hall with many raptor and wildlife mounts, classroom, bird feeder observation window, and restrooms. Nearby Merrill Creek Reservoir, with its vast open waters and network of wooded trails, is deserving of any excursion up the mountain. Phone: (908)454-1213. After the Ingersoll reservoir was completed, the Lopatcong Water Company gradually bought out most of the land within the basin, planting large stands of conifers in the abandoned fields and clear-cut wood lots, some of which are still visible. Also, brochures, pamphlets and general information are available. Turn left onto Roseberry Street, continuing across Route 22 on Roseberry Street which then skirts the former Ingersoll-Rand tract on the left. Get our newsletter, This Week in the NJ Skylands, with updates, special offers and good ideas! After about a mile, a gated old road seen on the left once led uphill and continued along the mountain's broad flat top to the hamlet of Montana. Comments: Merrill Creek Reservoir is a 650-acre reservoir surrounded by a 290-acre Environmental Preserve and 2000 additional acres of woods and fields. Home of Lakota Wolf Preserve. In 1912 an experimental section of highway was constructed with cement manufactured at his plant, perhaps the first paved road in rural America, and certainly the first concrete surface in New Jersey. Land Use. Until about 1860 the hamlet was called Springtown, and then Springville until the 1870s when it became known as Montana, perhaps because it is the highest elevated town in Warren County. Brochures are available, including a detailed map of the nature preserve's color-coded trails. Although his Portland cement was used for buildings, roads, dams, and other structures, including the 1923 construction of Yankee Stadium, Edison's New Village plant was never very profitable. Beyond the Concrete Mile, turn right and follow Richline Hill Road to the stop sign, then turn right onto Reservoir Road, which follows Merrill Creek up through Low's Hollow to a cul-de-sac. After Roseberry Street bends into Center Street turn left onto Green Street, then in a few blocks turn left onto Congress Street and into the Valley View neighborhood, one like any other neighborhood, except for its homes made with concrete. The 2,300-acre property surrounding Merrill Creek Reservoir holds a large network of trails worthy of exploration, including a 290-acre environmental preserve. Made the 2 hour drive back down south to fish new waters and avoid the bad New York weather. Merrill Creek Reservoir Perimeter Trail is a 5.2 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near Stewartsville, New Jersey that features a lake and is good for all skill levels. This area is also the current site of the Scott's Owned by: Merrill Creek Reservoir. Merrill Creek Reservoir Merril Creek is a 650 acre reservoir surrounded by a 290 acre Environmental Preserve with an additional 2000 acres of woods and fields. However, after the price of iron dropped, he sustained huge financial losses and abandoned his ore processing efforts. The most popular are the broadwing hawks which fly over in huge groups, so high you'll need binoculars or a spotting scope to see most of them. Since it opened in May of 1989 the area has become a popular destination for outdoor lovers. Even the tall cluster of Edison's cement silos are partly hidden as nature reclaims its territory. And below the old dam, Merrill Creek flowed freely again, plunging down its tree-lined gorge into the hollow. Rustic cabins also available. From the unpaved parking area, hikers, runners, and nature lovers can follow the gated lane down to the five-mile-long perimeter trail which skirts the reservoir. Website by D.C. Helms, Inc. The perimeter trail may also be accessed here, and fishing is allowed from the shoreline. From the top of the mountain to the bottom of the valley it's fascinating to learn how big names, and not so big names, intertwine with each other, affecting each other's lives in marvelous ways but which all too soon are forgotten. Merrill Creek Reservoir 18 catches; 319 followers; 9 spots; This made-man reservoir was completed in 1988, and has a maximum depth of 200 feet. Montana once held a cluster of homesteads, a Presbyterian church, a Baptist church, schoolhouse, blacksmith shop, store and post office. Stewartsville NJ Most of the trees are gone and construction trucks everywhere.The end is near. Though Merrill Creek Reservoir is in fact a man made lake, the 290 acres around the water are protected land and cannot be developed. Whether you’re on or off the water, you’ll catch a glimpse of wildlife among the surrounding environmental preserve. Quaker ownership continued for decades after. Washington, NJ 07882. Continuing past the gate on foot for a few hundred yards leads to the base of Merrill Creek Reservoir's main dam. Hands-on exhibits, dioramas and other displays may be seen in the Center. The Merrill Creek Reservoir is a 16-billion-gallon reservoir located approximately three-and-a-half miles east of the Delaware River in Warren County, northwestern New Jersey. It was Phillipsburg's largest employer through the 1960s, then declined in stages until the company sold the property in 2004. Habitat. Merrill Creek is connected to the Delaware River, about three miles away, by an underground tunnel. He bought land here, and began construction of the cement mill by 1901, with quarrying operations at Oxford, more recently the Tilcon quarry. Or watch an eagle suddenly fly toward an osprey as it tries to quickly escape with its newly-caught fish, snatching it in mid-air drop. Nearby Merrill Creek Reservoir, with its vast open waters and network of wooded trails, is deserving of any excursion up the mountain. Merrill Creek originally entered the mountaintop basin from the plateau to the north, then flowed southerly for nearly two miles before escaping into Low's Hollow. Although the first Valley View concrete houses had only four rooms, the rest had six rooms, and both types had modern bathrooms and basements, all cast in one operation. Washington, NJ 07882 If there were awards handed out for the best-hidden treasures, Merrill Creek Reservoir would certainly receive one of them. The two original churches are gone but the Methodist church, built in 1891, as well as a cluster of houses still exist today. Merrill Creek Reservoir Info: 5/7/2017. Coogan, an executive of Alpha Portland Cement Co. was the development corporation's president—it was decided that the hundred or so houses of Valley View would rise using the "Ingersoll Method". (Please respect the residents' privacy and safety.) Outdoor areas will be open from Sunrise to Sunset, seven days a week, year round, except where use restrictions are stated in the rules or posted at the location. The Merrill Creek Reservoir boat ramp and trails will be re-opened on June 15, 2020. In the mid-1980s New Jersey's largest one-day count of migrating fall raptors was recorded nearby; an amazing 18,500 broadwing hawks! Ingersoll-Rand began construction of its complex in 1903, where it eventually employed two thousand workers, producing pumps, rock drills, jackhammers, compressors, and mining equipment. Mountain Hawk Watch from September through November, where thousands of hawks pass over along a major raptor migration flyway. Over the years some of Merrill Creek's staff have led kayak and canoe nature tours of the reservoir, the most intriguing being their moonlight paddles (the only exception to the dawn to dusk rule). The trip back down into and through the Pohatcong Valley is equally rewarding for students of history and devotees of the outdoors. This is the valley of the Pohatcong Creek, a corridor of commerce and transportation from Washington to Phillipsburg for more than a century and a half. Brian S. & Eric G. 5 12.00lbs ( Lunker 4.24lbs ) ( Late Penalty -1lb ) 2. Lock Park and Warren County Historical Learning Center, which, at the site of the former Morris Canal Lock 7 West, contains a short section of cleared canal towpath and prism, a perimeter walking and nature trail, and extensive historical signage. (This is all posted private property.). For those unfamiliar with Merrill Creek, the 650-acre reservoir was constructed to store water for release to the Delaware River during periods of low flow. Inside the Learning Center, open on the second Sunday of each month, there are detailed models of the canal as well as other exhibits. Open water surrounded by deciduous woods. Turn right onto Edison Road and look for ruins obscured by overgrowth, once part of Edison's gigantic cement production facility. 6.7 miles. Follow Route 57 to its end, merge with Route 22 and turn onto the Roseberry Street exit. Turn up narrow Fox Farm Road and follow it up Montana Mountain, bearing right in about a mile. | Hiking options range from easy (blazed trails) to moderate. No boats may be on the premises before the gate is open or after the gate is closed. The ramp will remain open … Then look for the gravel lane on the right in another half-mile, and a gated, unpaved parking area. Merrill Creek Reservoir But as the houses were completed and occupied, their comfortable nature eased those fears. NJ Audubon's thirty-fifth outpost is a model for blending environmental awareness, wildlife habitat, and agriculture. But the 1980s project was not the first to impede the creek's progress. Merrill Creek Owners Group Back to All Projects Next → Principals of TERRA have been continuously involved with the Merrill Creek Reservoir since the pre-design site investigations. 34 Merrill Creek Road. And the snowy owl appearance last winter was the talk of New Jersey. There are special events throughout the year as well as programs for schools. One trail passes alongside the old farm ruins of the Cathers and Shafers families, including building foundations and a limestone kiln. Home Fishing With The Lunker Hunters! From the Visitors Center, return to Richline Road then turn right and continue to its intersection with Montana Road. From the gravel parking area, continue north on today's rerouted Fox Farm Road. Follow it for three miles as it twists and turns downward through beautiful terrain. Ready for more? This story was first published: Autumn, 2012, Bald Pate Mountain, Washington's Crossing, Howell Farm, Reservoir Relaxation: Split Rock,Taylortown and Boonton. 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