Perryville is an unincorporated community located at the intersection of Interstate 78 and Perryville Road within Union Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.[2]
Perryville, New Jersey | |
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 Perryville Tavern, listed on the NRHP | |
  Perryville  Perryville  Perryville | |
| Coordinates: 40°38′09″N 74°58′10″W / 40.63583°N 74.96944°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Hunterdon |
| Township | Union |
| Named for | Oliver Hazard Perry |
| Elevation | 364 ft (111 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 879242[1] |
The Perryville Station, one of the New Jersey State Police Troop B road stations, is located here.[3]
History edit
In 1806, the stage coach route, known as the New Jersey Turnpike, running between Easton, Pennsylvania and New Brunswick, New Jersey, was built through here. The village formed around the Perryville Tavern built in 1813 and named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry for his naval victory at the Battle of Lake Erie that year.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Perryville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2015.
- ^ "Troop B Road Stations". New Jersey State Police.
- ^ Karschner, Terry (August 19, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Perryville Tavern". National Park Service.
External links edit
- "Perryville Tavern". Historical Marker Database.
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