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Charlestown, New Jersey

Coordinates: 40°41′21″N 74°58′21″W / 40.68917°N 74.97250°W / 40.68917; -74.97250
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Charlestown, New Jersey
Charlestown, New Jersey is located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Charlestown, New Jersey
Charlestown, New Jersey
Charlestown's location in Hunterdon County (Inset: Hunterdon County in New Jersey)
Charlestown, New Jersey is located in New Jersey
Charlestown, New Jersey
Charlestown, New Jersey
Charlestown, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Charlestown, New Jersey is located in the United States
Charlestown, New Jersey
Charlestown, New Jersey
Charlestown, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°41′21″N 74°58′21″W / 40.68917°N 74.97250°W / 40.68917; -74.97250
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyHunterdon
TownshipBethlehem
Elevation219 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

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

References

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  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.