Prallsville Mills, Stockton (Hunterdon County)

The Prallsville Mills are significant as a representation of an early 19th to early 20th century village industrial complex that has not been affected by the late 20th century suburban growth. The building structures date back to circa 1790. John Prall, Jr., a local businessman and veteran of the American Revolution, turned the small gristmill operation into an industrial complex that included the milling of linseed oil and lumber. After his death in 1831, the mills and surrounding land were sold to William Hoppock and John Wilson and significant advances in transportation took place under their ownership. Two most important improvements, a canal and a railroad, crossed this site and served the industry's commerce needs. Hoppock and Eilson executed a deed with the Delaware and Raritan Canal Company in the 1830's to locate the canal on the property. and in the 1850's the Belvidere and Delaware Railroad, ran alongside the canal. It ceased operations in 1969