Hi Bill, I just googled Rio Grande, Delaware Twns,NJ. A bridge at Lambertville came uo. Larry H On Jun 30, 2008, at 8:26 PM, William Hartman wrote: > Does anyone know the location of "Rio Grande" in Delaware Township? > > I have checked the book "Hunterdon County Place Names" by Phyllis > B. D'Autrechy and the name was not listed. > > It was found in the Hunterdon Republican Newspaper dated August 20, > 1874, on page 3, left column about mid-way down!: > > "The Board of Freeholders met at Sergeantsville on Tuesday of last > week and after viewing the site, ordered a new bridge to be built > at Rio Grande, in Delaware Township. It is to be an iron stringer > bridge, the trusses to be enclosed with boards, which has proved to > be the most economical method. The building of the bridge was > placed in the hands of the following committee, viz: Capt. James > Bird, W. B. Hockenbury, and Joseph Smith. The probable expense of > its construction will be about $700." > > Thank you for any positive assistance. > > Regards, Bill > Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > ~njhunter > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message