Perryville, New Jersey
Populated place in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, US
Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States
40°38′09″N 74°58′10″W / 40.63583°N 74.96944°W / 40.63583; -74.96944
United States
New JerseyPerryville is an unincorporated community located at the intersection of Interstate 78 and Perryville Road within Union Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.[2]
The Perryville Station, one of the New Jersey State Police Troop B road stations, is located here.[3]
History
In 1806, the stage coach route, known as the New Jersey Turnpike, running between Easton, Pennsylvania and New Brunswick, New Jersey, was built through here. The village formed around the Perryville Tavern built in 1813 and named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry for his naval victory at the Battle of Lake Erie that year.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Perryville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2015.
- ^ "Troop B Road Stations". New Jersey State Police.
- ^ Karschner, Terry (August 19, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Perryville Tavern". National Park Service.
External links
- "Perryville Tavern". Historical Marker Database.
Media related to Perryville, New Jersey at Wikimedia Commons
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Municipalities and communities of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States
County seat: Flemington
communities
- Allerton
- Amsterdam
- Anthony
- Baptistown
- Barbertown
- Barley Sheaf
- Bowne
- Bunnvale
- Byram
- Centerville
- Charlestown
- Cherryville
- Cloverhill
- Cokesbury
- Copper Hill
- Darts Mills
- Dreahook
- Everittstown
- Fairmount
- Grandin
- Hamden
- Headquarters
- Hoffmans
- Hughesville
- Jutland
- Lansdowne
- Larisons Corners
- Linvale
- Little York
- Lower Valley
- Mechanicsville
- Mount Airy
- Mount Pleasant
- Mountainville
- New Hampton
- Norton
- Pattenburg
- Penwell
- Perryville
- Pittstown
- Pleasant Run
- Potterstown
- Prallsville
- Quakertown
- Raven Rock
- Readingsburg
- Readington Village
- Reaville
- Rockefellows Mills
- Rosemont
- Rowland's Mills
- Sand Brook
- Sandy Ridge
- Sergeantsville
- Snydertown
- Spruce Run
- Stanton
- Tumble Falls
- Vanlieu Corners
- Van Syckel
- Wertsville
- West Portal
- Whitehouse
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