Maurer is residential neighbourhood and industrial district of
Perth Amboy in
Middlesex County, in the
U.S. state
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of
New Jersey
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. 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, which began in 1920 as the
Barber Asphalt Company. 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
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in building and decommissioning ships for the
U.S. Navy. One of the primary ship builders during
World War II
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was the New Jersey Shipbuilding Company. The community also housed the
American Smelting and Refining Company.
See also
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Neighborhoods in Perth Amboy, New Jersey
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Amzi L. Barber
References
Neighborhoods in Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Company towns in New Jersey
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