Batsto Village
Revolutionary War munitions producer
State: New Jersey
County: Burlington County
Founded: 1766
Abandoned: 1989
Batsto produced bog iron cannons and munitions for the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. The Pine Barrens provided bog ore, charcoal from forests, and water power. After iron came glass, then cranberries. The last resident left in 1989; 40+ buildings are now preserved.
Quick Facts
- Supplied cannons and munitions to Washington's Continental Army
- Bog iron ore was 'mined' from stream banks
- Joseph Wharton (Wharton School's namesake) owned it
- Name possibly from Swedish 'bastu' meaning 'bathing place'
Location
Address: Wharton State Forest, Burlington County, New Jersey
Coordinates: 39.6419, -74.6483