Hillside Terrace, New Jersey

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Hillside Terrace, New Jersey
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Looking southwest on Ivanhoe Drive on the newer section of the community
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Hillside Terrace, New Jersey
Location of Hillside Terrace in Mercer County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
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Coordinates: 40°12′03″N74°36′34″W / 40.20083°N 74.60944°W / 40.20083; -74.60944 Coordinates: 40°12′03″N74°36′34″W / 40.20083°N 74.60944°W / 40.20083; -74.60944
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County Mercer
Township Robbinsville
Elevation
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118 ft (36 m)
GNIS feature ID883202 [1]

Hillside Terrace is an unincorporated community located within Robbinsville Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The community consists of single-family houses on both sides of Robbinsville-Allentown Road (County Route 526) between U.S. Route 130 and the New Jersey Turnpike. [2] The original section of the neighborhood near the intersection of CR 526 and Spring Garden Road was constructed between the late 1950s and the early 1960s. [3] [4] A more modern subdivision was constructed on the southwestern side of CR 526 by 1995 consisting of larger homes. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hillside Terrace". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Google (January 9, 2015). "Hillside Terrace, New Jersey" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  3. "Aerial view of Hillside Terrace". Historic Aerials. 1957. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  4. Environmental Resource Inventory of Robbinsville Township (PDF) (Report). Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. March 2012. p. 10. Retrieved January 3, 2016. By the late 1950s and early 1960s, the township saw its first major developments with the Windswept and Hillside Terrace tracts and the Sharon Road School.
  5. "Aerial view of Hillside Terrace". Historic Aerials. 1995. Retrieved January 3, 2016.