Neshanic Station is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

located within Branchburg and extending into Hillsborough Township, Somerset County,

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 ...

, United States. In 2016 most of the village was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

as the Neshanic Station Historic District.

Demographics

History

Neshanic Station comes from the Algonquian language meaning "double stream," and the community featured a station along the defunct South Branch Railroad, later a branch of the

Central Railroad of New Jersey The Central Railroad of New Jersey, also known as the Jersey Central or Jersey Central Lines , was a Class I railroad with origins in the 1830s. It was absorbed into Conrail in April 1976 along with several other prominent bankrupt railroads of ...

. The Lehigh Line of Norfolk Southern Railway (formerly the

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) still runs on tracks north of the community. Neshanic Station is situated at a latitude of 40.508N and a longitude of -74.73W. It is in the Eastern Standard Time Zone with an elevation of 92 feet. The

South Branch Raritan River The South Branch Raritan River is a tributary of the Raritan River in New Jersey.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002. Description The source of the South Branch is the outflow from Budd Lake, a glacial remnant locate ...

passes east of the community. The Elm Street Bridge is a lenticular truss bridge that carries Elm Street ( Somerset County Route 667) over the river out of the community to River Road ( CR 567).

Historic district

The Neshanic Station Historic District is a historic district encompassing the village. The district was added to the

on February 8, 2016 for its significance in community development from 1857 to 1940. It includes 94 contributing buildings and 5 contributing structures. With accompanying 37 photos

Gallery

File:Neshanic Station, NJ - historic district sign.jpg, District information sign File:103 Elm Street, Neshanic Station, NJ.jpg, Second Empire style File:305 Maple Avenue, Neshanic Station, NJ.jpg, Colonial Revival style File:Lenticular Truss Bridge, Neshanic Station , NJ - area view.jpg,

Neshanic Station Lenticular Truss Bridge The Neshanic Station Lenticular Truss Bridge is a road bridge built over the South Branch Raritan River at Neshanic Station, New Jersey. It was constructed by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co. in 1896. and listed on the National Register of Historic Pl ...

File:NESHANIC STATION HIST. DIST., SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ.jpg, Old Station Building File:NESHANIC STATION HISTORIC DIST. SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ.jpg, Library and former firestation

Points of interest

Neshanic Mills, also listed on the NRHP, is one of the last remaining grist mills along the South Branch Raritan River. With File:Neshanic Mills, Neshanic Staion, NJ - area view.jpg, Neshanic Mills at Neshanic Station

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Neshanic Station include: *

Frank Chapot Francis Davis "Frank" Chapot (February 24, 1932 – June 20, 2016) was an American equestrian who competed at six consecutive Olympic Games - from 1956 to 1976 - and won two silver medals in team Show Jumping, show jumping, at 1960 Summer O ...

(1932–2016), Olympic silver medalist equestrian. * Anthony Gargiulo (born 1984).

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who played in the

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for the

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.AnthonyGargiulo

Dartmouth Big Green football The Dartmouth Big Green football team represents Dartmouth College in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football competition as a member of the Ivy League. The team possesses a storied tradition that includes a natio ...

. Accessed August 6, 2020. "Hometown: Neshanic Station, N.J.; High School: Immaculata"

References

External links

* {{NRHP in Somerset County, New Jersey Branchburg, New Jersey Hillsborough Township, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in Somerset County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Somerset County, New Jersey Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey New Jersey Register of Historic Places