Freneau, New Jersey
Appearance
Freneau, New Jersey | |
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![]() Along Route 79 | |
Coordinates: 40°24′06″N 74°14′16″W / 40.40167°N 74.23778°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Monmouth |
Borough | Matawan |
Named for | Philip Freneau |
Elevation | 79 ft (24 m) |
GNIS feature ID | 876512[1] |
Freneau is an unincorporated community located within Matawan in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.[2] It is named for Philip Freneau (1752–1832), a poet during the American Revolutionary War.[3] The community is located along New Jersey Route 79 in the southern portion of Matawan and was formerly served by the Monmouth County Agricultural Railroad (now a part of the Henry Hudson Trail).[4]
References
- ^ a b "Freneau". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 24, 2015.
- ^ Capuzzo, Jill P. "2 Lakes, the Shore and a Train to the City", The New York Times, February 19, 2010. Accessed July 30, 2012. "The expanded Cape that Ms. Bragg and Mr. Colón bought last October for $370,000 is in the Freneau section — a hilly, wooded area named after the Revolutionary War poet Philip Freneau, who lived here and is buried in the neighborhood."
- ^ "Aerial view of Freneau" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 15, 2015.