Lake Sylva
Reservoir in Mercer County, New Jersey
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About
Lake Sylva is an 11-acre man-made lake along the Shabakunk Creek on the campus of The College of New Jersey in Ewing, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The lake was created when an earthen dam was constructed across the Shabakunk in the 1920s by a local landowner, prior to the construction of the current college campus. It once contained several islands, but these were removed during a dredging project in 1988-1989. The lake is adjacent to Lake Ceva, and together the two lakes are the basis of the name of the Hillwood Lakes section of Ewing.
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Ewing Township, New Jersey
Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, US
1.4 mi away
Ewing Covenant Presbyterian Church
Church in Ewing, New Jersey
1.4 mi away
Ewingville, New Jersey
Populated place in Mercer County, New Jersey, US
0.5 mi away
William Green House (Ewing Township, New Jersey)
United States historic place
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Old Ryan Farm
United States historic place
0.6 mi awayEwing (unincorporated community), New Jersey
Populated place in Mercer County, New Jersey, US
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