0 ▁A aron ▁De pu y ▁was ▁operating ▁a ▁store , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 3 ▁he ▁built ▁a ▁stone ▁and ▁log ▁church ▁used ▁by ▁minister s ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Re formed ▁Church . ▁The ▁corner stone ▁of ▁this ▁church ▁remains , ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Shaw ne e ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church . ▁The ▁far ming ▁community ▁grew ▁stead ily , ▁using ▁the ▁river ▁to ▁transport ▁produce . ▁A ▁post ▁office ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁and ▁a ▁brick ▁church ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁on ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁stone ▁and ▁log ▁church . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁be ams ▁still ▁remain , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁original ▁sound ing ▁board . ▁Judge ▁J . ▁Dep ue ▁Le Bar ▁moved ▁to ▁Shaw ne e ▁from ▁P ah aqu ar ry ▁Township , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁de cade ▁he ' d ▁opened ▁a ▁general ▁store ▁in ▁the ▁village . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁the ▁River ▁School ▁was ▁built ▁near ▁Shaw ne e , ▁made ▁of ▁stone ▁and ▁sport ing ▁a ▁roof - fr aming ▁system ▁with ▁wood ▁and ▁iron ▁tr uss ▁members . ▁ ▁Charles ▁Campbell ▁Wor thing ton ▁was ▁a ▁successful ▁business man , ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁Wor thing ton ▁P ump ▁and ▁Mach in ery ▁Corporation . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁Wor thing ton ▁began ▁to ▁spend ▁an