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Barbertown, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountyHunterdon
TownshipKingwood
Elevation
[1]
463 ft (141 m)
GNIS feature ID874487[1]

Barbertown is an unincorporated community located within Kingwood Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.[2]

History

Isaac Barber opened a tavern in the settlement in 1823. The tavern sign was a new moon.

In 1881, it was noted that Barbertown had a blacksmith shop, two stores, six dwellings, and a population of 90.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Barbertown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 30, 2015.
  3. ^ Snell, James P. (1881). History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. pp. 394, 396.


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