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Hughesville is an unincorporated community located along the border of Holland Township in Hunterdon County and Pohatcong Township in Warren County, New Jersey.[2] The community is named after Hugh Hughes, a lawyer from Philadelphia, who built a forge here during the 18th century.[3]

Hughesville, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Hughesville
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Coordinates: 40°37′19″N 75°09′21″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyHunterdon and Warren
TownshipHolland and Pohatcong
Named forHugh Hughes
Elevation
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190 ft (60 m)
GNIS feature ID877282[1]

The Hughesville Dam on the Musconetcong River was removed in 2016 to allow American shad to spawn further upriver.[4]


References


  1. "Hughesville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 30, 2015.
  3. Cummins, George Wyckoff (1911). "Hughesville". History of Warren County, New Jersey. Lewis Historical Publishing. p. 242.
  4. "Hughesville Dam Removal". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.


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