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Pleasant Run, New Jersey

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Pleasant Run, New Jersey
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyHunterdon
TownshipReadington
Elevation141 ft (43 m)
GNIS feature ID879361[1]

Pleasant Run was a hamlet in Readington Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.[2] Located along Campbell's Brook (now also called Pleasant Run), the hamlet consisted of farms, a schoolhouse and a general store. The brook was named after John Campbell, who purchased the land around it in 1685.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Pleasant Run". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. ^ Readington Township Historic Preservation. Readington Township: Images of America. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2008. ISBN 9780738556796.