Aserdaten, New Jersey
Appearance
Aserdaten, New Jersey | |
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Location within Ocean County. Inset: Location of Ocean County in the state of New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 39°51′23″N 74°20′17″W / 39.85639°N 74.33806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Ocean |
Township | Lacey |
Elevation | 45 ft (14 m) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 882943[1] |
Aserdaten is an unincorporated community and ghost town located within Lacey Township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1][2]
The former community is located within the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area, surrounded by the densely forested Pine Barrens.[3]
In 1893, Aserdaten was noted by the United States Geological Survey as a "village in Lacey Township".[4]
A forest fire watch tower, the Cedar Bridge Lookout Tower, was located in "the remote area of Aserdaten" until 1983.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aserdaten (historical)
- ^ Locality Search Archived 2016-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, State of New Jersey. Accessed November 28, 2014.
- ^ "Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area". New York–New Jersey Trail Conference. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ^ Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey, Issues 112-121. United States Government Printing Office. 1893. p. 13.
- ^ Section Forest Firewardens of Division B (2006). New Jersey Forest Fire Service. Arcadia Publishing. p. 34. ISBN 9780738544991.