Red Lion, New Jersey | |
---|---|
![]() Looking north along Eayrestown Road approaching Red Lion Road in the center of Red Lion | |
Coordinates: 39°53′22″N 74°44′41″W / 39.88944°N 74.74472°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Burlington |
Township | Southampton |
Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 879636[1] |
Red Lion is an unincorporated community located within Southampton Township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2]
Red Lion is home to the Red Lion Inn, a diner, and a few houses, all located near the Red Lion Circle, within the New Jersey Pine Barrens.[3][4]
The name, Red Lion, comes from a story about one of the original settlers, a man by the name of Parks, who battled a mountain lion. The lion's coat turned red from its own blood.[5] Mountain lion and black bear were common in the area before being hunted to extinction.