Populated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States
New Durham was an
unincorporated community and now a neighborhood located within
Edison in
Middlesex County ,
New Jersey ,
United States ,
[2]
[3] south of
Dismal Swamp .
New Durham Road
Along with
Piscatawaytown ,
Bonhamtown ,
New Dover and
Stelton , New Durham is one of the older historical crossroad communities established in Edison (either as once part of Piscataway or Woodbridge before the establishment of Raritan Township, as Edison was earlier known).
[4]
[5] It was described in 1834 as having a tavern, a store, and a half-dozen dwellings.
[6]
See also
References
^
a
b
"New Durham" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
Locality Search , State of New Jersey. Accessed February 11, 2015.
^ Spies, Stacy (2001),
Edison , Arcadia Publishing,
ISBN
9780738505497
^ Gannett, Henry (January 28, 1895).
"A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey" . U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
^ Gordon, Thomas Francis (1834).
"A Gazetteer of the State of New Jersey: Comprehending a General View of Its Physical and Moral Condition, Together with a Topographical and Statistical Account of Its Counties, Towns, Villages, Canals, Rail Roads, &c., Accompanied by a Map" .
^ Gordon, Thomas Francis (1834).
"A Gazetteer of the State of New Jersey: Comprehending a General View of Its Physical and Moral Condition, Together with a Topographical and Statistical Account of Its Counties, Towns, Villages, Canals, Rail Roads, &c., Accompanied by a Map" .
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