Bargaintown, New Jersey
Bargaintown, New Jersey | |
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  Bargaintown Location within Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County within New Jersey.  Bargaintown Bargaintown (New Jersey)  Bargaintown Bargaintown (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°21′45″N 74°34′52″W / 39.36250°N 74.58111°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Atlantic |
| Township | Egg Harbor |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 609 |
| GNIS feature ID | 874495[1] |
Bargaintown is an unincorporated community located within Egg Harbor Township, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.[2][3] The Egg Harbor Township municipal building is located in Bargaintown, about 0.25 mi (0.40 km) east of the Garden State Parkway.
Bargaintown was laid out by a property developer who hoped the value would increase quickly, but when it did not, he sold the lots cheaply. The community has since been called Bargaintown.[4]
The area is serviced by the Bargaintown Volunteer Fire Company #2 which has two stations located in the community. Station 1 is located at 6550 Mill Road and Station 2 is located at 1 Tony "Mink" Pagano Drive.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bargaintown, New Jersey
- ^ 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".
- ^ Locality Search Archived 2016-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^ Willis, Laura Lavinia Thomas (1915). Early History of Atlantic County, New Jersey: Record of the First Year's Work of Atlantic County's Historical Society. Kutztown publishing Company. p. 92.
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