Charlestown, New Jersey

Populated place in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States
40°41′21″N 74°58′21″W / 40.68917°N 74.97250°W / 40.68917; -74.97250Country United StatesState New JerseyCountyHunterdonTownshipBethlehemElevation219 m (718 ft)Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)GNIS feature ID875373[1]

Charlestown is an unincorporated community located within Bethlehem Township, in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, off County Route 635, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Hampton.[2][1][3]

History

By 1881, Charlestown had a school, wheelwright shop, blacksmith and about twelve dwellings.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Feature Detail Report for: Charlestown, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed January 1, 2015.
  2. ^ N 40.68917 W 74.97250, ACME Mapper. Accessed January 1, 2015.
  3. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 1, 2015.
  4. ^ Snell, James P. (1881). History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. p. 462.
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