Pluckemin, New Jersey

Pluckemin, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Pluckemin Inn
Pluckemin Inn
Pluckemin is located in Somerset County, New Jersey
Pluckemin
Pluckemin
Location in Somerset County
Pluckemin is located in New Jersey
Pluckemin
Pluckemin
Location in New Jersey
Pluckemin is located in the United States
Pluckemin
Pluckemin
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°38′44″N 74°38′21″W / 40.64556°N 74.63917°W / 40.64556; -74.63917
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountySomerset
TownshipBedminster
Area
[1]
 • Total0.70 sq mi (1.80 km2)
 • Land0.69 sq mi (1.80 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[2]
184 ft (56 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total359
 • Density518.04/sq mi (199.93/km2)
FIPS code34-59730[4]
GNIS feature ID879376[2]

Pluckemin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[5] located within Bedminster Township, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[6] It was also known historically as Pluckamin.[2][7] It was the site of several historic events during the American Revolutionary War.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020359—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
2020[3]

History

Gravestone of British Captain William Leslie, died during the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777

After the victory at Princeton, General George Washington and his army camped nearby from January 4 to 6, 1777 on the march to Morristown.[9][10] On January 5, General Washington set up his headquarters in a local Pluckemin house, which later became known as the John Fenner House, and wrote his battle report to John Hancock.[11] He also ordered military honors for the battle death of British Captain William Leslie, a friend of the American Dr. Benjamin Rush.[12] The gravestone is in the graveyard of the former St. Paul's Lutheran Church (built 1757), where the Pluckemin Presbyterian Church is now located.[13]

During the winter of 1778–79, the Pluckemin Continental Artillery Cantonment Site, commanded by General Henry Knox, was located nearby.[14]

On February 18, 1779, General Knox organized a grand celebration, The French Alliance Ball, for the first anniversary of the alliance with France. In attendance were General Washington and his wife Martha. Over four hundred people enjoyed dancing, drinking and fireworks.[15][16]

Historic district

The Pluckemin Village Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 26, 1982.

Transportation

Pluckemin is intersected by two major roads: U.S. Route 202 / U.S. Route 206 (north-south) and County Route 620 / Burnt Mills Road / Washington Valley Road (east-west).[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Pluckemin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ a b Census Data Explorer: Pluckemin CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
  4. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  5. ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  6. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  7. ^ Samuel Parry (1912). "The Origin of the Name 'Pluckemin'". In Honeyman, A. Van Doren (ed.). Somerset County Historical Quarterly. Vol. 1. p. 196.
  8. ^ Census of Population and Housing, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 1, 2023.
  9. ^ Fischer, David Hackett (2006). Washington's Crossing. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 342. ISBN 0-19-517034-2.
  10. ^ "John Fenner House" (PDF). HABS NJ-188. Historic American Buildings Survey. 1937. {cite journal}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. ^ "From George Washington to John Hancock, 5 January 1777". National Historical Publications & Records Commission.
  12. ^ Rodney, Thomas; Rodney, Caesar Augustus (1776–1777). Diary of Captain Thomas Rodney. pp. 39–40.
  13. ^ a b Ashton, Charles H. (July 26, 1982). "NRHP Nomination: Pluckemin Village Historic District". National Park Service: 17. {cite journal}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  14. ^ "Pluckemin Artillery Cantonment". Jacobus Vanderveer House & Museum.
  15. ^ Barber, John Warner; Howe, Henry (1868). Historical Collections of New Jersey: Past and Present. J.W. Barber. pp. 441–2.
  16. ^ Honeyman, A. Van Doren, ed. (1918). Somerset County Historical Quarterly. Vol. 7. p. 17.

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