Mount Airy, New Jersey
| Mount Airy, New Jersey | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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Historic storehouse in Mount Airy | |
  Mount Airy, New Jersey Location of Mount Airy in Hunterdon County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey | |
 Mount Airy, New Jersey Location within the state of New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°23′55″N 74°54′26″W / 40.39861°N 74.90722°WCoordinates: 40°23′55″N 74°54′26″W / 40.39861°N 74.90722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Hunterdon |
| Township | West Amwell |
| Elevation[1] | 259 ft (79 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 878514[1] |
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Mount Airy Historic District | |
| NRHP Reference # | 89001943[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | November 13, 1989 |
Mount Airy is an unincorporated community located within West Amwell Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.[3]
History
A mill existed on the Alexauken Creek east of Mount Airy prior to the Revolution. By 1881, Mount Airy had a school, store, church, wagon and blacksmith shop, grist-mill, and about 12 dwellings. Prior to 1881 a hotel was located at the settlement.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Mount Airy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2015.
- ↑ Snell, James P. (1881). History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. pp. 346, 349.
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