Penny Pot, New Jersey

Penny Pot, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Penny Pot
Location in Atlantic County (Inset: Atlantic County in New Jersey)
Penny Pot
Penny Pot (New Jersey)
Penny Pot
Penny Pot (the US)
Coordinates: 39°34′19″N 74°49′20″W / 39.57194°N 74.82222°W / 39.57194; -74.82222Coordinates: 39°34′19″N 74°49′20″W / 39.57194°N 74.82222°W / 39.57194; -74.82222
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Atlantic
Borough Folsom
Elevation[1] 15 m (49 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 879222[1]

Penny Pot is an unincorporated community within the borough of Folsom in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.[1][2]

The Hospitality Branch flows into the Great Egg Harbor River at Penny Pot. A dam was built at Penny Pot made of timbers salvaged from the hull of a British ship pirated during the Revolutionary War.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Penny Pot
  2. ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ John, McPhee (2011). The Pine Barrens. Macmillan.


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