Neshanic Station is an

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

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

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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 Lehigh Line of

Norfolk Southern Railway The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad in the United States formed in 1982 with the merger of Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway. With headquarters in Atlanta, the company operates 19,420 route miles (31 ...

(formerly the

Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was a railroad built in the Northeastern United States to haul anthracite coal from the Coal Region in Pennsylvania. The railroad was authorized on April 21, 1846 for freight and transportation of passengers, goods, w ...

) 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 A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension, compression, or s ...

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

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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

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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 Pla ...

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 Neshanic Mills is a historic district on the South Branch Raritan River along River Road and Mill Lane at Neshanic Station, Somerset County, New Jersey. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 9, 1978 for i ...

, also listed on the NRHP, is one of the last remaining

grist mills A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that has been separat ...

along the South Branch Raritan River. With File:Neshanic Mills, Neshanic Staion, NJ - area view.jpg,

at Neshanic Station

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Neshanic Station include: * Frank Chapot (1932–2016), Olympic silver medalist equestrian. *

Anthony Gargiulo Anthony Gargiulo (born November 20, 1984) is a former American professional Canadian football defensive end who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Dartmouth Big Green football, Dartmouth. Early life and h ...

(born 1984).

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who played in the

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