The Vincentown Mill Pond has long been the centerpiece of the community of Vincentown. The creation of an early saw mill and grist mill along the South Branch of the Rancocas were essential to the growth and development of Vincentown. On December 2, 2005, a formal ribbon cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the opeing of a new $2.5M dam and bridge on Race Street in Vincentown.

A previous temporary dam, which the new structure replaces, was constructed in 1996 after the earlier dam failed in 1994. That dam had originally been constructed in 1891, with the main spillway being constructed in 1919. Reconstruction of that dam took place in 1924. The 1996 reconstruction was not without controversy. Some citizens felt that the reconstruction of the dam was an unnecessary expense. Other citizens argued for the historic, recreational, health, safety, ecological, and economic value of the dam to the community, and set up a citizen's committee to insure that the dam would be restored. The temporary dam of 1996 is what resulted.

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