Chrome, New Jersey

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Chrome, New Jersey
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Chrome, New Jersey
Location of Chrome in Middlesex County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
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Chrome, New Jersey
Chrome, New Jersey (New Jersey)
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Chrome, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°34′35″N74°12′59″W / 40.57639°N 74.21639°W / 40.57639; -74.21639
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Middlesex
Borough Carteret
Elevation
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13 ft (4 m)
GNIS feature ID875428 [1]

Chrome is an unincorporated community located within Carteret in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [2] [3] The neighborhood's main street was once a bustling shopping district. [4] [5] The Chemical Coast rail line passes through the area.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Chrome". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 7, 2015.
  3. "Borough of Carteret, NJ: Chrome Waterfront Redevelopment Area". Borough of Carteret, NJ Code.
  4. NJ.com, Brian Amaral | NJ Advance Media for (January 2, 2015). "The 'next Hoboken'? Carteret development fuels high hopes for lower Roosevelt". nj.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. Wilkins, Mira (April 9, 1989). The History of Foreign Investment in the United States to 1914. Harvard University Press. ISBN   9780674396661 via Google Books.