Mount Airy, New Jersey
Mount Airy is an unincorporated community located within West Amwell Township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3]
Mount Airy, New Jersey | |
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![]() Historic storehouse in Mount Airy | |
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Coordinates: 40°23′55″N 74°54′26″W | |
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County | Hunterdon |
Township | West Amwell |
Elevation | 259 ft (79 m) |
GNIS feature ID | 878514[1] |
Mount Airy Historic District | |
NRHP reference No. | 89001943[2] |
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Added to NRHP | November 13, 1989 |
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
- "Mount Airy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- 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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