Mount Airy, New Jersey

Mount Airy is an unincorporated community located within West Amwell Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.[3]

Mount Airy, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Historic storehouse in Mount Airy
Mount Airy, New Jersey
Location of Mount Airy in Hunterdon County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
Mount Airy, New Jersey
Mount Airy, New Jersey (New Jersey)
Mount Airy, New Jersey
Mount Airy, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°23′55″N 74°54′26″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyHunterdon
TownshipWest Amwell
Elevation259 ft (79 m)
GNIS feature ID878514[1]
Mount Airy Historic District
NRHP reference No.89001943[2]
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1989

History

A mill existed on the Alexauken Creek east of Mount Airy prior to the Revolution. By 1881, Mount Airy had a school, store, church, wagon and blacksmith shop, grist-mill, and about 12 dwellings. Prior to 1881 a hotel was located at the settlement.[4]

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References
  1. "Mount Airy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2015.
  4. Snell, James P. (1881). History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. pp. 346, 349.


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