Dutchtown, Somerset County, New Jersey

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Dutchtown, New Jersey
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Dirck Gulick House, listed on the NRHP
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Coordinates: 40°26′52″N74°41′24″W / 40.44778°N 74.69000°W / 40.44778; -74.69000 Coordinates: 40°26′52″N74°41′24″W / 40.44778°N 74.69000°W / 40.44778; -74.69000
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County Somerset
Township Montgomery
Elevation
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112 ft (34 m)
GNIS feature ID876021 [1]
Looking south at the intersection of Belle Meade-Blawenberg Road (CR 601) and Dutchtown-Zion Road Dutchtown, NJ.jpg
Looking south at the intersection of Belle Meade-Blawenberg Road (CR 601) and Dutchtown-Zion Road

Dutchtown is an unincorporated community located within Montgomery Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. [2] The area consists mainly of forested land with some houses grouped around the intersection of Dutchtown-Zion Road and Belle Mead-Blawenberg Road (County Route 601) in the northern portion of the township. Also nearby are the Unionville Cemetery and a rock quarry. [3] The Dirck Gulick House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dutchtown". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 15, 2015.
  3. Google (January 14, 2016). "Aerial view of Dutchtown" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  4. Brecknell, Ursula G. (November 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dirck Gulick House". National Park Service. With accompanying 11 photos