Hughesville, New Jersey

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Coordinates: 40°37′19″N75°09′21″W / 40.62194°N 75.15583°W / 40.62194; -75.15583 Coordinates: 40°37′19″N75°09′21″W / 40.62194°N 75.15583°W / 40.62194; -75.15583
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Hunterdon and Warren
Township Holland and Pohatcong
Named for Hugh Hughes
Elevation
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190 ft (60 m)
GNIS feature ID877282 [1]

Hughesville is an unincorporated community located along the border of Holland Township in Hunterdon County and Pohatcong Township in Warren County, New Jersey. [2] The community is named after Hugh Hughes, a lawyer from Philadelphia, who built a forge here during the 18th century. [3]

The Hughesville Dam on the Musconetcong River was removed in 2016 to allow American shad to spawn further upriver. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hughesville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 30, 2015.
  3. Cummins, George Wyckoff (1911). "Hughesville". History of Warren County, New Jersey. Lewis Historical Publishing. p.  242.
  4. "Hughesville Dam Removal". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.