Copper Hill, New Jersey

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Coordinates: 40°28′30″N74°51′49″W / 40.47500°N 74.86361°W / 40.47500; -74.86361 Coordinates: 40°28′30″N74°51′49″W / 40.47500°N 74.86361°W / 40.47500; -74.86361 [1]
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Hunterdon
Township Raritan
Named for Copper mines
Elevation
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141 ft (43 m)
GNIS feature ID875648 [1]

Copper Hill is an unincorporated community located within the Amwell Valley of Raritan Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. [2] It is located between Flemington and Ringoes along U.S. Route 202, New Jersey Route 31 and Copper Hill Road. [3] It was named for the old copper mines in the area. [4]

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History

Copper Hill had a post office in 1860. [4] It had a station stop on the Flemington branch of the Belvidere Delaware Railroad. The Black River and Western Railroad now operates on the line. [5]

Education

The Flemington-Raritan Regional School District operates the Copper Hill Elementary School in the community. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Copper Hill". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Locality Search". State of New Jersey.
  3. "U.S. Route 202 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. p. 4.
  4. 1 2 Snell, James P. (1881). "Copper Hill". History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. p. 306.
  5. Jagger, Jerry J. (2016). Black River & Western Railroad. p. 26. ISBN   9781467124546.
  6. "Copper Hill Elementary School". Flemington-Raritan Regional School District.