Hamden, New Jersey

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Hamden, New Jersey
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Hamden's location in Hunterdon County (Inset: Hunterdon County in New Jersey)
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Coordinates: 40°36′12″N74°54′2″W / 40.60333°N 74.90056°W / 40.60333; -74.90056 Coordinates: 40°36′12″N74°54′2″W / 40.60333°N 74.90056°W / 40.60333; -74.90056
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Hunterdon
Township Clinton
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51 m (167 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID876902 [1]

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

The community is centered just east of the South Branch Raritan River and is situated 3.0 miles (4.8 km) west of the Round Valley Reservoir and 3.0 miles (4.8 km) south-southeast of the Spruce Run Reservoir. [4]

History

Hamden Bridge DETAIL VIEW, ENDPOST LOKING EAST - Fink Through-Truss Bridge, Hunterdon County Government Complex (moved to), Flemington, Hunterdon County, NJ HAER NJ,10-CLIN.V,1-7.tif
Hamden Bridge

The 1,000-acre (400 ha) Hamden Tract was purchased by Phillip and John Grandin in 1759. The Grandin Grist & Fulling-Mills, a blacksmith shop, and Abbott's Tavern were located here. [5] The farmhouse of Jacob Gearhart (1735–1813), captain in the American Revolutionary War, is located nearby. [6] The 1858 Fink-Type Truss Bridge (Hamden Bridge), listed on the National Register of Historic Places, crossed the river here, until it collapsed in 1978. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hamden". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 1, 2015.
  3. Areas covering the point (-74.900556,40.603333), MapIt. Accessed January 2, 2015.
  4. N 40.60333 W 74.90056, ACME Mapper. Accessed January 2, 2015.
  5. Township of Clinton, New Jersey. "The Village of Hamden, New Jersey". The Historical Marker Database.
  6. "Valinski Section of the South Branch Reservation" (PDF). Division of Parks & Recreation, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
  7. "Fink Through-Truss Bridge (Hamden Bridge)". Historic American Engineering Record. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. 1984.