Stoutsburg, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Center of Stoutsburg along CR 518
Center of Stoutsburg along CR 518
Stoutsburg is located in Mercer County, New Jersey
Stoutsburg
Stoutsburg
Stoutsburg is located in Somerset County, New Jersey
Stoutsburg
Stoutsburg
Stoutsburg is located in New Jersey
Stoutsburg
Stoutsburg
Stoutsburg is located in the United States
Stoutsburg
Stoutsburg
Coordinates: 40°23′55″N 74°44′08″W / 40.39861°N 74.73556°W / 40.39861; -74.73556
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMercer and Somerset
TownshipHopewell and Montgomery
Elevation
[1]
157 ft (48 m)
GNIS feature ID880956[1]

Stoutsburg is an unincorporated community located along the border of Hopewell Township in Mercer County and Montgomery Township in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2][3] County Route 518 passes through the community from the east and west, while Province Line Road passes through north and south. Province Line Road follows the Keith line which formerly separated the provinces of West Jersey and East Jersey, now parts of Hopewell and Montgomery townships respectively.

History

On June 24, 1778, during the American Revolutionary War, General George Washington held a council of war at the Joseph Stout House (Hunt House) located here in preparation for the Battle of Monmouth.[4][5]

The Joseph Stout House, listed on the NRHP

References

  1. 1 2 "Stoutsburg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Google (January 9, 2015). "Stoutsburg, New Jersey" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ Washington, George (June 24, 1778). "General Orders". Head-Quarters Hunt’s House: Founders Online, National Archives.
  5. ↑ Israel, Nancy (March 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Joseph Stout House". National Park Service.


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