Maurer is residential neighbourhood and industrial district of
Perth Amboy in
Middlesex County, in the
U.S. state of
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
. Its name is derived from the "company town" built there in 1876.
It is north of the
Route 440 approach to the
Outerbridge Crossing and south of the
Perth Amboy Refinery
The Perth Amboy Refinery is a refinery built in 1920. It is between Convery Boulevard and State Street in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, adjacent to the Outerbridge Crossing. Via rail it is served by Conrail's Chemical Coast and the former Perth Amboy ...
, which began in 1920 as the
Barber Asphalt Company
Barber Asphalt Company of Washington, D.C. started in 1883 was founded by Amzi L. Barber. Barber, born in 1843. Barber first career was a teaching professor, he moved to real estate. In real estate, he found the problem of needing affordable pave ...
. For a time it was known as Barber, a name which has fallen out of use
The eastern area along the waterfront was active during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
in building and decommissioning ships for the
U.S. Navy. One of the primary ship builders during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
was the New Jersey Shipbuilding Company. The community also housed the
American Smelting and Refining Company
Asarco LLC (American Smelting and Refining Company) is a mining, smelting, and refining company based in Tucson, Arizona, which mines and processes primarily copper. The company has been a subsidiary of Grupo México since 1999.
Its three large ...
.
See also
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Neighborhoods in Perth Amboy, New Jersey Perth Amboy, New Jersey is located at the mouth of the Raritan River and the Arthur Kill at the Raritan Bay, and is part of the region known as the Raritan Bayshore.
Neighborhoods The Waterfront
Perth Amboy features a historic waterfront, which has ...
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Amzi L. Barber
Amzi Lorenzo Barber (June 22, 1843 – April 17, 1909) was a pioneer of the asphalt industry in the United States, and an early participant in the automobile industry as well. He laid many of the roads in Westchester County, New York and was ...
References
Neighborhoods in Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Company towns in New Jersey
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