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:''Not to be confused with [[Penn's Neck Township, New Jersey|Penn's Neck Township]], a former municipality in [[Salem County, New Jersey]]''. |
:''Not to be confused with [[Penn's Neck Township, New Jersey|Penn's Neck Township]], a former municipality in [[Salem County, New Jersey]]''. |
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'''Penns Neck''' is an [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated community]] located within [[West Windsor Township, New Jersey|West Windsor Township]] in [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer County]], [[New Jersey]], United States.<ref>{{cite report| title = Penns Neck Area, Route 1 Section 2S and 3J, West Windsor and Plainsboro Townships, Mercer and Middlesex Counties: Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 2 | publisher = Federal Highway Administration | year = 2004 | url = https://books.google.nl/books?id=t7w1AQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Penns+Neck+Area,+Route+1+Section+2S+and+3J,+West+Windsor+and+Plainsboro+Townships,+Mercer+and+Middlesex+Counties:+Environmental+Impact+Statement,+Volume+1&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj99IGv9cTWAhWCZFAKHUBjDYwQ6AEIKzAA#v=onepage&q&f=false | accessdate = 27 September 2017}}</ref> The community developed at the intersection of the [[U.S. Route 1 in New Jersey|Trenton-New Brunswick Turnpike]] (now U.S. Route 1) and [[County Route 571 (New Jersey)|Washington Road]].<ref>[http://www.westwindsornj.org/history.html History], [[West Windsor Township, New Jersey]]. Accessed October 6, 2016. "Today, West Windsor can still identify the six farming villages that were a part of the area:... Penns Neck – on either side of Washington Road east of Route One"</ref><ref name="Google">{{Google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?q=40.332222,-74.636944&hl=en&ll=40.332282,-74.636993&spn=0.014476,0.033023&t=m&z=16|title=Penns Neck, New Jersey|accessdate=January 25, 2015}}</ref> The [[Penns Neck Circle]] and the historic [[Penns Neck Baptist Church]] (1812) are both located in Penns Neck. The [[Princeton Branch]] rail line, known as the Dinky, has run through the area since 1865, and stopped at [[Penns Neck (PRR station)|Penns Neck station]] until January 1971.<ref>Baer, Christopher T. [http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1971.pdf "A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, its Predecessors and Successors and its Historical Context: 1971"], April 2015 edition. Accessed October 6, 2016. "Jan. 30, 1971 Last day of passenger service at Penns Neck station on Princeton Branch."</ref> |
'''Penns Neck''' is an [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated community]] located within [[West Windsor Township, New Jersey|West Windsor Township]] in [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer County]], [[New Jersey]], United States.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2015.</ref><ref>{{cite report| title = Penns Neck Area, Route 1 Section 2S and 3J, West Windsor and Plainsboro Townships, Mercer and Middlesex Counties: Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 2 | publisher = Federal Highway Administration | year = 2004 | url = https://books.google.nl/books?id=t7w1AQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Penns+Neck+Area,+Route+1+Section+2S+and+3J,+West+Windsor+and+Plainsboro+Townships,+Mercer+and+Middlesex+Counties:+Environmental+Impact+Statement,+Volume+1&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj99IGv9cTWAhWCZFAKHUBjDYwQ6AEIKzAA#v=onepage&q&f=false | accessdate = 27 September 2017}}</ref> The community developed at the intersection of the [[U.S. Route 1 in New Jersey|Trenton-New Brunswick Turnpike]] (now U.S. Route 1) and [[County Route 571 (New Jersey)|Washington Road]].<ref>[http://www.westwindsornj.org/history.html History], [[West Windsor Township, New Jersey]]. Accessed October 6, 2016. "Today, West Windsor can still identify the six farming villages that were a part of the area:... Penns Neck – on either side of Washington Road east of Route One"</ref><ref name="Google">{{Google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?q=40.332222,-74.636944&hl=en&ll=40.332282,-74.636993&spn=0.014476,0.033023&t=m&z=16|title=Penns Neck, New Jersey|accessdate=January 25, 2015}}</ref> The [[Penns Neck Circle]] and the historic [[Penns Neck Baptist Church]] (1812) are both located in Penns Neck. The [[Princeton Branch]] rail line, known as the Dinky, has run through the area since 1865, and stopped at [[Penns Neck (PRR station)|Penns Neck station]] until January 1971.<ref>Baer, Christopher T. [http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1971.pdf "A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, its Predecessors and Successors and its Historical Context: 1971"], April 2015 edition. Accessed October 6, 2016. "Jan. 30, 1971 Last day of passenger service at Penns Neck station on Princeton Branch."</ref> |
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| Coordinates: 40°19′56″N 74°38′13″W / 40.33222°N 74.63694°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Mercer |
| Township | West Windsor |
| Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 879214[1] |
- Not to be confused with Penn's Neck Township, a former municipality in Salem County, New Jersey.
Penns Neck is an unincorporated community located within West Windsor Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.[2][3] The community developed at the intersection of the Trenton-New Brunswick Turnpike (now U.S. Route 1) and Washington Road.[4][5] The Penns Neck Circle and the historic Penns Neck Baptist Church (1812) are both located in Penns Neck. The Princeton Branch rail line, known as the Dinky, has run through the area since 1865, and stopped at Penns Neck station until January 1971.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Penns Neck". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2015.
- ^ Penns Neck Area, Route 1 Section 2S and 3J, West Windsor and Plainsboro Townships, Mercer and Middlesex Counties: Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 2 (Report). Federal Highway Administration. 2004. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ History, West Windsor Township, New Jersey. Accessed October 6, 2016. "Today, West Windsor can still identify the six farming villages that were a part of the area:... Penns Neck – on either side of Washington Road east of Route One"
- ^ Google (January 25, 2015). "Penns Neck, New Jersey" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ^ Baer, Christopher T. "A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, its Predecessors and Successors and its Historical Context: 1971", April 2015 edition. Accessed October 6, 2016. "Jan. 30, 1971 Last day of passenger service at Penns Neck station on Princeton Branch."
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