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==History== The town grew from a sleepy agricultural village (in 1824), and was transformed into a transportation hub and shipping center as the [[Delaware River]] terminus of the [[Morris Canal]] (1829β1924), with operations commencing in 1831, the first of several [[transportation infrastructure]] projects that gave the community a direct connection {{convert|107|mi}} to [[New York City]]. The [[Central Railroad of New Jersey]] soon followed with a connection. The community's growth soon reached the canal terminals of both the Delaware Canal and the [[Lehigh Canal]] by its cross-river [[cable ferry]] system to [[Easton, Pennsylvania]]. In 1853, the [[Lehigh Valley Railroad]] connected across the river with the Central Railroad of New Jersey and a passenger short line railroad, the [[Belvidere Delaware Railroad]], and [[Morris Canal]], all within Phillipsburg, which was followed by rapid growth. On March 8, 1861, Phillipsburg was incorporated as a town by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] from portions of Phillipsburg Township, which is now [[Lopatcong Township, New Jersey|Lopatcong Township]].<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606β1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 248. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref> The town was named for William Phillips, an early settler of the area.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=26 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 30, 2015.</ref>
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