Hackettstown, New Jersey
Hackettstown is a town in Warren County, New Jersey in the United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the town's population was 10,248.[1] The town is located in the eastern region of the Lehigh Valley.
It is believed that Hackettstown was named after Samuel Hackett, an early settler and large landowner.[2][3]
Hackettstown was named #72 of the top 100 towns in the United States to Live and Work In by Money Magazine in 2005.[4]
Hackettstown, New Jersey Media
Mars Wrigley US Headquarters, 800 High Street
Edward Seay Administration Building, Centenary University
U.S. Route 46 in Hackettstown
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The Hackettstown station for New Jersey Transit in March 2017.
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Lt. Bulkeley receiving the Medal of Honor c. 1942
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Izetta Jewel c. 1903
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HACKETTSTOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM HOUSED IN THE 1915 THEODORE G. PLATE HOME; THIS HOUSE IS NOT ON THE NATIONAL REGISTRY HOWEVER IT IS LISTED ON WIKIPEDIA'S MUSEUMS OF NEW JERSEY AND THERE IS NO PICTURE.
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Jacob C. Allen House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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Historic church building in Hackettstown, New Jersey. Chapel of the First Presbyterian Church. Built in 1819.
References
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Hackettstown town, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ↑ via the Trenton Monitor. "Origin of Geographical Names in New Jersey", Camden Democrat, August 12, 1865. Accessed July 6, 2012. "Hackettstown - After Samuel Hackett, an early settler."
- ↑ Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, p. 146. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed March 17, 2015.
- ↑ Best Places to Live 2005: No. 72 - Hackettstown, NJ, Money (magazine), backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 6, 2008. Accessed March 17, 2015.