Neshanic Station, New Jersey

Neshanic Station is an unincorporated community located within Branchburg Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.[1] In 2016 most of the village was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Neshanic Station Historic District.[2]

Neshanic Station, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Old Station Building
Neshanic Station, New Jersey
Location within Somerset County
Neshanic Station, New Jersey
Neshanic Station, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Neshanic Station, New Jersey
Neshanic Station, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°30′29″N 74°43′49″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountySomerset
TownshipBranchburg
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT))

History

Neshanic Station comes from the Algonquian language meaning "double stream," and the community featured a station along the defunct South Branch Railroad, later a branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The Lehigh Line of Norfolk Southern Railway (formerly the Lehigh Valley Railroad) still runs on tracks north of the community. Neshanic Station is situated at a latitude of 40.508N and a longitude of -74.73W. It is in the Eastern Standard Time Zone with an elevation of 92 feet.[3]

The South Branch Raritan River passes east of the community. The Elm Street Bridge is a lenticular truss bridge that carries Elm Street (Somerset County Route 667) over the river out of the community to River Road (CR 567).

  • Lenticular truss bridge at Neshanic Station, New Jersey
  • Library and former firestation
  • John G. Schenck house

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Neshanic Station include:

See also

References
  1. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 8, 2016.
  2. Ann Parsekian; Janice Armstrong; Dennis Bertland (February 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). Neshanic Station Historic District. State of New Jersey. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  3. Neshanic Station, New Jersey NJ, profile (Somerset County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
  4. Jaffer, Nancy. "6-time Olympic rider Frank Chapot of N.J. dead at 84", Hunterdon County Democrat, June 20, 2016. Accessed June 26, 2016. "The six-time Olympian from Neshanic Station, who died Monday at age 84 after being in declining health, was a fierce patriot and competitor for national pride on behalf of the U.S. Equestrian Team."
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