Pleasant Run, New Jersey

Pleasant Run, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°33′41″N 74°47′35″W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Hunterdon
Township	Readington
Elevation [1]	141 ft (43 m)
GNIS feature ID	879361[1]

Pleasant Run was a hamlet in Readington Township, Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] Located along Campbell's Brook (now also called Pleasant Run), the hamlet consisted of farms, a schoolhouse and a general store. The brook was named after John Campbell, who purchased the land around it in 1685.[3]

References

1. "Pleasant Run". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
3. Readington Township Historic Preservation. Readington Township: Images of America. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2008. ISBN 9780738556796.