Ewing (unincorporated community), New Jersey

Ewing, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Ewing Presbyterian Church
Ewing Presbyterian Church
Ewing is located in Mercer County, New Jersey
Ewing
Ewing
Ewing is located in New Jersey
Ewing
Ewing
Ewing is located in the United States
Ewing
Ewing
Coordinates: 40°16′11″N 74°48′00″W / 40.26972°N 74.80000°W / 40.26972; -74.80000
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMercer
TownshipEwing
Elevation
[1]
157 ft (48 m)
GNIS feature ID876247[1]

Ewing is a section of Ewing Township in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2][3] Located at the intersection of Upper Ferry Road and Scotch Road, it is one of the oldest settlements in Ewing Township and dates back to the 18th century. The community was known as Carleton before adopting its current name.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ewing". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Gannett, Henry (January 28, 1895). "A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 25, 2015.
  4. ^ Jo Ann Tesauro (2002). Images of America: Ewing Township. Arcadia Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 0-7385-1040-8. The Carleton/Ewing/Ewing Presbyterian Church area was a small village at the intersection of today's Upper Ferry and Scotch Roads and the lands to the north, where the railroad crosses Scotch Road. It contained nine homesteads, a blacksmith, a wheelwright shop, a church and a flour mill.


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