Maurer, Perth Amboy
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Maurer | |
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Coordinates: 40°32′13″N 74°16′09″W / 40.53694°N 74.26917°WCoordinates: 40°32′13″N 74°16′09″W / 40.53694°N 74.26917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Middlesex |
City | Perth Amboy |
Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
Time zone | EST |
GNIS feature ID | 878195[1] |
Maurer is residential neighbourhood and industrial district of Perth Amboy in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Its name is derived from the "company town" built there in 1876.[2][3][4][5][6] It is north of the Route 440 approach to the Outerbridge Crossing and south of the Perth Amboy Refinery, which began in 1920 as the Barber Asphalt Company.[7] For a time it was known as Barber, a name which has fallen out of use [4]
The eastern area along the waterfront was active during World War II in building and decommissioning ships for the U.S. Navy. One of the primary ship builders during World War II was the New Jersey Shipbuilding Company.[8] The community also housed the American Smelting and Refining Company.[9][10]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Maurer". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Hudson River & New England Brick Collection and Identifier: M-Z".
- ^ "1938 june 14".
- ^ a b "New Jersey Postal History Society".
- ^ "Maurer neighborhood in Perth Amboy, New Jersey (NJ), 08861 subdivision profile - real estate, apartments, condos, homes, community, population, jobs, income, streets".
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 7, 2015.
- ^ http://www.epa.gov/region2/waste/chev_p725.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ "New Jersey Shipbuilding". Archived from the original on 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
- ^ "State of New Jersey".
- ^ "Demolition of former smelting, refining company begins in Perth Amboy | Verizon FiOS1 News - New Jersey". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
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