Pleasant Run, New Jersey

Populated place in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States
40°33′41″N 74°47′35″W / 40.56139°N 74.79306°W / 40.56139; -74.79306Country United StatesState New JerseyCountyHunterdonTownshipReadingtonElevation141 ft (43 m)GNIS feature ID879361[1]

Pleasant Run was a hamlet in Readington Township, Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] Located along Campbell's Brook (now also called Pleasant Run), the hamlet consisted of farms, a schoolhouse and a general store. The brook was named after John Campbell, who purchased the land around it in 1685.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Pleasant Run". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. ^ Readington Township Historic Preservation. Readington Township: Images of America. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2008. ISBN 9780738556796.
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