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Penwell, New Jersey

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Penwell, New Jersey
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyHunterdon
TownshipLebanon
Named forPenn Well Mills
Elevation413 ft (126 m)
GNIS feature ID879227[1]

Penwell is an unincorporated community located within Lebanon Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.[1][2]

Penwell is a community in the north of Lebanon Township that was also most northern settlement in Hunterdon County. It was known as Penwell dating back to 1866 and was named after the Penn Well Mills. When the property of Sylvanus Hoffman was advertised for sale in 1886, the village was described as being on the Washington Turnpike (now Route 57) and his land "along a stream".[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Penwell". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Areas covering the point (-74.9025,40.778056), MapIt. Accessed May 31, 2015.