Clara Barton, New Jersey
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Clara Barton is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
located within Edison Township in Middlesex County, in the
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of
New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...
. It takes its name from
Clara Barton Clarissa Harlowe Barton (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912) was an American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, a teacher, and a patent clerk. Since nursing education was not then very ...
. Located in the eastern part of the sprawling township, Clara Barton is more urban in its density and has a small central business district on Amboy Avenue. The "village-like" section of it is separated from the township's bustling highways and stretches of retail and is home to one of the township's three public libraries. The Middlesex Greenway runs along the neighborhood's southern boundary.Together North Jersey
Middlesex Greenway Access Plan and Health Impact Assessment: A Local Demonstration Project
(PDF). Summer 2014. Uploaded November 2014. Accessed April 6, 2023.


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List of neighborhoods in Edison, New Jersey Edison, New Jersey is a Township (New Jersey), township in Middlesex County, New Jersey in central New Jersey. The township was originally founded as the settlement of Piscatawaytown, New Jersey, Piscatawaytown, a small neighborhood that still e ...


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