Cherryville, New Jersey

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Cherryville, New Jersey
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Cherryville, New Jersey
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Coordinates: 40°33′40″N74°54′12″W / 40.56111°N 74.90333°W / 40.56111; -74.90333
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County Hunterdon
Township Franklin
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679 ft (207 m)
GNIS feature ID875399 [1]

Cherryville is an unincorporated community located within Franklin Township, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.

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History

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Historical marker for the community

A tavern was built in Cherryville in 1736. [2]

Around 1830, a stone schoolhouse was erected. It was replaced by a wood-frame school in 1860. [3]

A Baptist church was founded in Cherryville in 1849. [3]

By 1882, Cherryville had a post office, and was described as being in "a superior farming district". It had a population of 65. [4]

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References

  1. "Cherryville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  2. Mott, George Scudder (1878). The First Century of Hunterdon County, State of New Jersey. E. Vosseller. pp.  19.
  3. 1 2 Snell, James P. (1881). History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. pp.  438, 440.
  4. Industries of New Jersey. Historical Publishing Company. 1882. p. 77. OL   24332547M.