Assunpink Creek

The Swedish nautical map of 1655 shows a part of the Delaware. " Asun Pink" is seen on the right side of the map.

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The Assunpink Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in western New Jersey in the United States of America. The name " Assunpink " is derived from the Indian language of the Lenni Lenape. " ' Ahsën'pink " means " stony, wet place ."

River course

The river rises in the rural area of ​​Monmouth County, about 1 mile ( 1.6 km ) north of Clarksburg. The river flows in a westerly direction and reached the Assunpink Wildlife Management Area, where it is impounded on Rising Sun Lake. In its further course, he gets a southern unnamed tributary and then jammed again to Assunpink Lake. Both lakes lie within a known fishing area.

Below the Assunpink Lake, the river runs in the direction of Mercer County. New Sharon Branch, a branch of the river, reached the Assunpink Creek south of " Carsons Mills ". The river changes its course now to the northwest and leaves the field of wildlife management. Further to the north west it reaches the " Central Mercer County Park " and receives a further influx by the Bridegroom Run. After a further course change to the west, he is dammed again and forms the Mercer County Lake. A small " Wildlife Management Area ", the " Van Nest Refuge " is located in the vicinity of the dam. In the course of the creek flows through under Interstate 295, changes its course south-west, parallel to the Raritan and Delaware Canal. From here it flows through heavily built-up area and another river, the Miry Run to flows. Now channeled it passes the Trenton Rail Station and ends in Trenton in the Delaware River.

History

During the American Revolutionary War, American troops fought on the banks of the Assunpink Creek, under the command of George Washington successful British and Hessian attacks from. The hostilities are known as the " Battle of the Assunpink Creek " or Second Battle of Trenton.