Hughesville, New Jersey
Hughesville, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40°37′19″N 75°09′21″W / 40.62194°N 75.15583°W | |
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County | Hunterdon and Warren |
Township | Holland and Pohatcong |
Named for | Hugh Hughes |
Elevation | 190 ft (60 m) |
GNIS feature ID | 877282[1] |
Hughesville is an unincorporated community located along the border of Holland Township in Hunterdon County and Pohatcong Township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of 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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Hughesville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 30, 2015.
- ^ Cummins, George Wyckoff (1911). "Hughesville". History of Warren County, New Jersey. Lewis Historical Publishing. p. 242.
- ^ "Hughesville Dam Removal". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
External links
[edit]Media related to Hughesville, New Jersey at Wikimedia Commons
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