Charlestown, New Jersey
Charlestown is an unincorporated community located within Bethlehem Township, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.[1][2][3]
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| Coordinates: 40°41′21″N 74°58′21″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Hunterdon |
| Township | Bethlehem |
| Elevation | 219 m (718 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 875373[1] |
The community is located off County Route 635, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Hampton.[4]
History
By 1881, Charlestown had a school, wheel-wright shop, blacksmith, and about 12 dwellings.[5]
References
- Feature Detail Report for: Charlestown, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed January 1, 2015.
- Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 1, 2015.
- Areas covering the point (-74.9725,40.689167), MapIt. Accessed January 1, 2015.
- N 40.68917 W 74.97250, ACME Mapper. Accessed January 1, 2015.
- Snell, James P. (1881). History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. p. 462.
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