Pleasant Valley, Warren County, New Jersey

In 1754, Thomas Van Horn acquired a large tract of land in the Pohatcong valley from John Moore and later built a mill on the creek. After his death, the mill was eventually bought by John Sherrerd in 1791. John's son, Samuel Sherrerd, inherited the property in 1810. Samuel's wife, Ann Maxwell, was the daughter of Captain John Maxwell and the niece of General William Maxwell, both officers in the Continental Army. Their son, John Maxwell Sherrerd, was appointed the first Surrogate of Warren County. William M. Warne, husband of daughter, Susan Sherrerd, bought the property in 1833 after Samuel's death. Eckel was one of the founding members and the first vice president of the Antique Automobile Club of America in 1935. ==Historic district==

The Pleasant Valley Historic District is a historic district along Mill Pond Road in Pleasant Valley, Warren County, New Jersey. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 17, 1994 for its significance in engineering, transportation, and architecture from 1830 to 1942. It includes 20 contributing resources. The Sherrerd/Warne/Eckel House shows Federal/Greek Revival styles with Colonial Revival remodeling. It features a round cobblestone fountain basin, built . The Power House has a round cobblestone planter with flagpole. ==Gallery==

File:Power House, Mill Pond Road, Pleasant Valley, Warren County, NJ.jpg|Power House, built 1930 File:15 Mill Pond Road, Pleasant Valley, Warren County, NJ.jpg|House by Mill Pond dam, built 1865 File:Eckel's Autogiro Port, Pleasant Valley, Warren County, NJ.jpg|Eckel's Autogiro Port, built 1931 ==See also==