Allaire Village
State: New Jersey
County: Monmouth County
Founded: 1822
Abandoned: 1846
Peak Population: 500
Allaire Village was a self-sufficient ironworks community of 500 people—with bakery, school, church, and housing. James P. Allaire's bog iron furnished his NYC steamship engine foundry. When Pennsylvania coal made bog iron obsolete in 1846, the 'Deserted Village' was abandoned. Now a living history museum.
Quick Facts
- 500 residents at peak—complete self-sufficient community
- Bog iron shipped to NYC for steamship engines
- Pennsylvania coal killed the bog iron industry
- Now called the 'Deserted Village'
Location
Address: Allaire State Park, Wall Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40.1578, -74.1275