Morgan, New Jersey
Populated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States
40°28′00″N 74°16′06″W / 40.46667°N 74.26833°W / 40.46667; -74.26833Morgan is a neighborhood in Sayreville in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey,[2][3][4][5] named for Charles Morgan III who purchased the land on May 7, 1710.[6][7]
The Morgan Draw, constructed over the Cheesequake Creek in 1912, serves the North Jersey Coast Line.[8]
A month before the end of World War I in 1918, the neighborhood was heavily damaged by the T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion.[9][10]
Morgan Heights is a neighborhood on the bluff in the district.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Morgan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (January 28, 1895). "A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 11, 2015.
- ^ "NJDOT Graphic Information System Maps Middlesex" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ "Morgan Heights Sayreville, NJ 08879, Neighborhood Profile - NeighborhoodScout".
- ^ "Timeline".
- ^ James, Verne. "Morgan, New Jersey". Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ^ "REHABILITATION PLANNED FOR 94-YEAR-OLD DRAWBRIDGE ON NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE" (Press release). New Jersey Transit. April 12, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ Yusko, Frank (1994). The Morgan Explosion of 1918. Milltown, NJ: Visionary Video Studios.
- ^ Gabrielan, Randall (2012). Explosion at Morgan: The World War I Middlesex Munitions Disaster. Charleston, SC: The History Press. ISBN 978-1-60949-517-6.
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Municipalities and communities of Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States
County seat: New Brunswick
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- Brownville
- Clearbrook
- Colonia
- Concordia
- Cranbury
- Dayton
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- Encore at Monroe
- Fords
- Forsgate
- Heathcote
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- Iselin
- Keasbey
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- Kingston‡
- Laurence Harbor
- Madison Park
- Menlo Park Terrace
- Monmouth Junction
- Monroe Manor
- Old Bridge
- Plainsboro Center
- Port Reading
- Princeton Meadows
- Regency at Monroe
- Renaissance at Monroe
- Rossmoor
- Rutgers University-Busch Campus
- Rutgers University-Livingston Campus
- Sewaren
- Society Hill
- Stonebridge
- The Ponds
- Whittingham
- Woodbridge
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- Edgebrook
- Feaster Park
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- Gillespie
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- Half Acre
- Halls Corner
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- Hoffman
- Lahiere
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- Lindenau
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- Lynn Woodoaks
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- Mechanicsville
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- Middlesex Downs
- Morgan
- Morgan Heights
- New Dover
- New Durham
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- Old Bridge
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- Orchard Heights
- Parlin
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- Raritan Landing
- Riverview Manor
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- Schalks
- Shore Road Estates
- Shore View
- Spotswood Manor
- Stelton
- Tracy
- Union Valley
- West Carteret
- Westons Mills
- Woodbridge Oaks
- Wyckoffs Mills
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