Charlestown, New Jersey

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Charlestown, New Jersey
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Charlestown, New Jersey
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Charlestown, New Jersey
Charlestown, New Jersey (New Jersey)
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Charlestown, New Jersey
Charlestown, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°41′21″N74°58′21″W / 40.68917°N 74.97250°W / 40.68917; -74.97250 Coordinates: 40°41′21″N74°58′21″W / 40.68917°N 74.97250°W / 40.68917; -74.97250
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Hunterdon
Township Bethlehem
Elevation
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219 m (718 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID875373 [1]

Charlestown is an unincorporated community located within Bethlehem Township, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. [1] [2] [3]

The community is located off County Route 635, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Hampton. [4]

History

By 1881, Charlestown had a school, wheel-wright shop, blacksmith, and about 12 dwellings. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Feature Detail Report for: Charlestown, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed January 1, 2015.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 1, 2015.
  3. Areas covering the point (-74.9725,40.689167), MapIt. Accessed January 1, 2015.
  4. N 40.68917 W 74.97250, ACME Mapper. Accessed January 1, 2015.
  5. Snell, James P. (1881). History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. p. 462.