Pleasant Run, New Jersey
Pleasant Run, New Jersey | |
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  Pleasant Run, New Jersey Location of Pleasant Run in Hunterdon County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey  Pleasant Run, New Jersey Pleasant Run, New Jersey (New Jersey)  Pleasant Run, New Jersey Pleasant Run, New Jersey (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°33′41″N 74°47′35″W / 40.56139°N 74.79306°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Hunterdon |
| Township | Readington |
| Elevation | 141 ft (43 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 879361[1] |
Pleasant Run was a hamlet in Readington Township, Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] Located along Campbell's Brook (now also called Pleasant Run), the hamlet consisted of farms, a schoolhouse and a general store. The brook was named after John Campbell, who purchased the land around it in 1685.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Pleasant Run". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^ Readington Township Historic Preservation. Readington Township: Images of America. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2008. ISBN 9780738556796.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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