Joseph Sharp (c. 1709–1776)[1] was an early settler of New Jersey, landowner, supporter of education, iron manufacturer and industrialist.
Later, in 1823, New Jersey Governor Daniel Haines purchased land from the Sharp family to erect another school.
[2] In 1768, Joseph Sharp erected a forge and furnace called the "Sharpsboro Iron Works",[3] on the Wallkill River.
[4] Stephen Ford used the Sharp Iron Works to secretly produce cannonballs for the British during the American Revolution.
[1] Sharp was a landowner and, after a group of investors led by William Penn and previously the Duke of York, owned the land where the present day Wallkill Golf Club is located.