Cooperstown, New Jersey
Cooperstown, New Jersey | |
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 Coopertown Meetinghouse, listed on the National Register of Historic Places | |
  Cooperstown Location of Cooperstown in Burlington County (Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey)  Cooperstown Cooperstown (New Jersey)  Cooperstown Cooperstown (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°02′48″N 74°54′12″W / 40.04667°N 74.90333°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Townships | Edgewater Park and Willingboro |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 883162[1] |
Cooperstown, historically known as Coopertown, is an unincorporated community located along the border of Edgewater Park and Willingboro townships in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.[2] The community was named by William Cooper, the father of the author Fenimore Cooper.[3] The Coopertown Meetinghouse was built in 1806 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Cooperstown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Variant name: Coopertown
- ^ "Locality Search". State of New Jersey.
- ^ Woodward, E. M.; Hageman, John F. (1883). "Coopertown Meeting-House and Graveyard". History of Burlington and Mercer Counties, New Jersey, with Biographical Sketches of Many of Their Pioneers and Prominent Men. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck. pp. 234–235.
- ^ Kane, Gae (September 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Coopertown Meetinghouse". National Park Service.
External links
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