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==Points of interest== Hunterdon County is considered the premier place to hunt [[white tailed deer]] in New Jersey. More deer are harvested each year than any other county according to New Jersey Fish and Game records.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/deer.htm|title=NJDEP Division of Fish & Wildlife - White-tailed Deer in New Jersey|last=Wildlife|first=NJ Division of Fish and|website=www.state.nj.us|access-date=October 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021220634/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/deer.htm|archive-date=October 21, 2017}}</ref> The premier fishing streams are the Musconetcong in the north and the Lamington River. The NJ Fish and Game stocks thousands of rainbow, brown, and brook trout in these streams as well as other streams such as the South Branch of the Raritan River. [[Round Valley Reservoir]] and [[Spruce Run Recreation Area|Spruce Run Reservoir]] are manmade reservoirs that provide boating and fishing opportunities for patrons. Covering {{convert|2000|acres}} and the state's largest reservoir with {{convert|55000000000|gal}} of water, Round Valley is one of New Jersey's trophy trout lakes, and holds the state records for smallmouth bass, brown trout, lake trout, and American eel.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/round.html Round Valley Recreation Area] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527191749/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/round.html |date=May 27, 2010 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] Division of Parks and Forestry. Accessed October 24, 2017. "The Round Valley Reservoir swimming area was created by the construction of an earth dam across a narrow waterway on the west side of the reservoir, separating it from the main part of the reservoir. The reservoir covers over 2,000 acres and is approximately 180 feet deep, the deepest lake in New Jersey. It has a water capacity of 55 billion gallons."</ref> Spruce Run, the state's third-largest reservoir, held the state record for Northern Pike for nearly 30 years, and offers a large variety of species for anglers to pursue.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/spruce.html Spruce Run Recreation Area] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612063622/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/spruce.html |date=June 12, 2010 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] Division of Parks and Forestry. Accessed October 24, 2017. "The reservoir was one of the first water supply facilities to be constructed and operated by the state and covers 1,290 acres with 15 miles of shoreline for recreation. Spruce Run is the third largest reservoir in the state after Round Valley and Wanaque reservoirs."</ref> New Jersey Fish and Game has nine Wildlife Management Areas for hunting ducks, deer, pheasants, quail, rabbits, squirrels and bears.<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/wmaland.htm Wildlife Management Areas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124181331/http://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/wmaland.htm |date=November 24, 2015 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] Division of Fish and Wildlife. Accessed October 24, 2017.</ref> The Hunterdon County Department of Parks and Recreation manages these parks. * Point Mountain Section * Mountain Farm/Teetertown Preserve * Tower Hill Park * Charlestown Reserve * Union Furnace Nature Preserve * [[Columbia Trail]] Section * Cold Brook Reserve * [[Musconetcong River|Musconetcong Gorge]] Section * Schick Reserve * [[Hoffman Park]] * South Branch Reservation * Landsdown Trail Section * [[Cushetunk Mountain]] Nature Preserve * [[Hunterdon County Arboretum|Arboretum]] * Deer Path Park and Round Mountain Section * Uplands Reserve * Clover Hill Park * Heron Glen Golf Course * Wescott Nature Preserve * South County Park * Future Park * Laport Reserve * [[Sourland Mountain]] Nature Preserve * Jugtown Mountain Nature Preserve * Finn Road Park * [[Beneduce Vineyards]] * [[Hunterdon County Arboretum]] * [[Hunterdon Art Museum]] * [[Hunterdon County Courthouse]] * [[Hunterdon Medical Center]] * [[Mount Salem Vineyards]] * [[Old York Cellars]] * The [[Red Mill (New Jersey)|Red Mill]] (in [[Clinton, New Jersey]])<ref>[http://www.theredmill.org/redmill.html The Red Mill in Operation: 1810 - 1928] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108163330/http://www.theredmill.org/redmill.html |date=November 8, 2015 }}, Red Mill Museum Village. Accessed October 27, 2017.</ref> * Solitude Dam/TISCO Headquarters 1742 in [[High Bridge, New Jersey]] * The Solitude House Museum in High Bridge, New Jersey * The Taylor Steelworkers Historic Greenway in High Bridge, New Jersey * [[Unionville Vineyards]]
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