On the Road to Logg Gaol…The History of Johnsonburg
By Jean R. Walton
Along the Johnsonburg-Allamuchy Road (County Route 612) is an historic marker – much like Benjamin Franklin’s post road mileposts – which tells the traveler he is approaching Logg Gaol. The sign alongside indicates the stone was erected in 1754. Why would Logg Gaol have warranted such a marker, on what today is a back road? The sign explains that Logg Gaol was the original county seat of Sussex County. Logg Gaol became today’s Johnsonburg in Warren County, one of today’s “forgotten New Jersey towns.” But it once was an important crossroads and a mail center. This article explains its former stature.
