Cedar Bridge Tavern
Sawmills have been in existence as early as the 4th century. First seen in New Jersey around 1682, milled wood would become a staple export only 16 years later in 1698. As demand for lumber increased, sawmills began popping up across the colonies. At its peak, New Jersey had close to 300 mills in operation. During this time, many improvements were made, but it all started with the up-and-down saw. Averaging between 500 and 1,000 feet a day of wood milled, the up-and-down saw remained unchanged for nearly a century and a half. The saw was centered in a wood frame and moved through a series of gears attached to a water wheel. Logs were hand moved through a series of iron mill bars until a more efficient mechanical device evolved. The sawmill at Cedar Bridge, down the road slightly near the one room schoolhouse, would likely have been such a mill.HM Number | HM2KJK |
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Placed By | Ocean County |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Sunday, September 8th, 2019 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 554733 N 4403931 |
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Decimal Degrees | 39.78356667, -74.36080000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 47.014', W 74° 21.648' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 47' 0.84000000000017" N, 74° 21' 38.88" W |
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