The largest town in Warren County; Phillipsburg is located in the southwestern tip of the county along the Delaware River. Although the origin of its name is uncertain-named after a Native American chief or an early landowner-the area was known as Phillipsburg as early as 1749 and was officially incorporated in 1861. Situated relatively close to New York and Philadelphia; Phillipsburg developed as a manufacturing hub. Companies such as J.R. Templins Iron and Brass Foundry; Cooper Iron Works; and Reese Company helped Phillipsburg to grow. The prosperity alive in the town during these times is evident on the faces of those pictured in Phillipsburg. In these rare photographs; our earlier neighbors are on the field playing for the company team; on leisurely drives; or hard at work building the old trolley line. Even when times were harder; such as during flooding of the Delaware River; history was recorded with images and is retold in this volume.
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