Neshanic Station is an

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and

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(CDP) located within Branchburg, Somerset County, and extending into Readington Township,

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, in the

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. In 2016, most of the community was listed on the

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as the Neshanic Station Historic District.

Demographics

Neshanic Station was first listed as a

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in the 2020 U.S. Census. As of 2020, the population was 5,224.

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

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. The Lehigh Line of

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(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

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passes east of the community. The Elm Street Bridge is a

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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 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 (United States), historic district on the South Branch Raritan River along River Road and Mill Lane at Neshanic Station, New Jersey, Neshanic Station in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. The distr ...

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

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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 Francis Davis 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, at Rome 1960 and Munich 1972. Chapot was ...

(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

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. 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 Census-designated places in Somerset County, New Jersey Census-designated places in 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