Marlboro, Monmouth County, New Jersey
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Marlboro, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40°18′55″N 74°14′47″W / 40.31528°N 74.24639°WCoordinates: 40°18′55″N 74°14′47″W / 40.31528°N 74.24639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Monmouth |
Township | Marlboro |
Elevation | 167 ft (51 m) |
GNIS feature ID | 878130[1] |
Marlboro is an unincorporated community located within Marlboro Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.[2]
The settlement is located along Route 79 north of its interchange with Route 18.[3]
Marlboro was likely named for its early use of marl as a fertilizer.[4]
By 1873, Marlboro had a post office, school, hotel, multiple stores, churches, and a railroad station of the Freehold and Keyport Railroad.[5] In 1882, the population was 102.[6]
Marlboro was described in 1939 as having "large frame houses comfortably spaced along the highway".[4]: 555
References
- ^ a b "Marlboro". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 26, 2015.
- ^ Google (December 15, 2015). "Aerial view of Marlboro" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ a b New Jersey, a Guide to Its Present and Past. Viking. 1939. p. 555. ISBN 9781603540292.
- ^ F.W. Beers, Monmouth County, 1873, p. 29
- ^ Industries of New Jersey. Historical Publishing Company. 1882. pp. 101. OL 24332547M.