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==Points of interest== {{multiple image | align = right | caption_align = center | image1 = Old Stone Church, Kingwood Township, NJ - looking north.jpg | alt1 = Old Stone Church | caption1 = [[Old Stone Church (Kingwood Township, New Jersey)|Old Stone Church]] | image2 = Oak Summit School, Kingwood Township, NJ.jpg | alt2 = Oak Summit School | caption2 = Oak Summit School }} The [[Old Stone Church (Kingwood Township, New Jersey)|Old Stone Church]] was built in 1837 and is now owned by the First [[Unitarian Universalist]] Fellowship of Hunterdon County. It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2018.<ref name="nrhpnom">[http://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nr_nomntns_11_09_2017/Old%20Stone%20Presbyterian%20Church%20Kingwood_2017-09-01_Combined_DRAFT_WEB.pdf NRHP Nomination for Old Stone Presbyterian Church in Kingwood (Draft)], [[National Park Service]]. Accessed November 20, 2019.</ref> The Oak Summit Cemetery, across Oak Summit Road from the Old Stone Church, was established in 1754 and is now owned by the Prospect Hill Cemetery Association.<ref name=KTHistory>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/917/History-of-Kingwood-Township History of Kingwood Township], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]]. Accessed May 4, 2023. "The Old Stone Meeting House, located on the corner of Route 519 and Oak Summit Road, established in 1754, when Lawrence Hoff, the owner of an adjoining plantation, granted 1 1/4 acres to James Barcalow, Charles Hoff and Henry Cock, Trustees of Presbyterian Congregation of Kingwood."</ref> The Oak Summit School, a one-room schoolhouse, was established in 1849 and used until 1953. It is located next to the Old Stone Church.<ref name=KTHistory/> The [[Thatcher House (Kingwood Township, New Jersey)|Thatcher House]], built in 1765, featuring patterned brickwork, was added to the NRHP in 2020.<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web |url=https://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/nr_nomntns_10_02_2020/SRB%20DRAFT_Thatcher%20House%20-Web%20versn.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thatcher House (Draft) |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|first1=Becky D. |last1=Shoemaker |first2=Robert W. |last2=Craig |date=June 2020 }} With accompanying 30 photos</ref> The Devil's Tea Table, is a prominent landmark near Warsaw Road on Route 29. It is the focal point of a series of bluffs that contain several geological features of interest, such as the type localities for van Houghton cycles, as well as the type sections for units of the Locatong and Passaic Formations of the Triassic. These bluffs are a regional scenic attraction and are admired by many tourists who float by on the adjacent Delaware River.<ref>[http://www.hunterdonlandtrust.org/2020/03/09/preserved-kingwood-farm-a-peaceful-place-near-a-devil-of-a-neighbor/ "Preserved Kingwood Farm a Peaceful Place Near A Devil of a Neighbor"], Hunterdon Land Trust. Accessed April 7, 2021. "Perhaps the most difficult thing to believe about a place so serene is its neighbor: The farm is located next to The Devil’s Tea Table, an unusual rock formation consisting of a horizontal stone slab that sits upon a 12-foot-high stone slab. Also known as Warford Rock, the privately owned Devil’s Tea Table was a popular partying place for young people, some of whom fell from the cliff. According to newspaper accounts, at least two people died and many more were injured and had to be rescued."</ref>
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