Penny Pot, New Jersey
Penny Pot, New Jersey | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Penny Pot Location in Atlantic County (Inset: Atlantic County in New Jersey) | |
Coordinates: 39°34′19″N 74°49′20″W / 39.57194°N 74.82222°WCoordinates: 39°34′19″N 74°49′20″W / 39.57194°N 74.82222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Atlantic |
Borough | Folsom |
Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 879222[1] |
Penny Pot is an unincorporated community within the borough of Folsom in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.[1][2]
The Hospitality Branch flows into the Great Egg Harbor River at Penny Pot. A dam was built at Penny Pot made of timbers salvaged from the hull of a British ship pirated during the Revolutionary War.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Penny Pot
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^ John, McPhee (2011). The Pine Barrens. Macmillan. ISBN 9780374708672.
Categories:
- Folsom, New Jersey
- Unincorporated communities in Atlantic County, New Jersey
- Unincorporated communities in New Jersey
- New Jersey geography stubs