Harbortown is a planned community neighborhood in Perth Amboy in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is situated south of the Outerbridge Crossing along the Arthur Kill, between the city's traditional waterfront and the Kinder Morgan terminal[1][2] The 135-acre[3] area was the Lehigh Valley Railroad's (LVRR) Easton and Amboy Railroad's marshaling yards where coal was loaded onto barges until the LVRR's bankruptcy in 1976.[4]
Harbortown | |
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 Harbortown on the Arthur Kill between the traditional waterfront and tank farm | |
  Harbortown Harbortown, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′10″N 74°15′36″W / 40.51944°N 74.26000°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Middlesex |
| City | Perth Amboy |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Area code | 732 |
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edit- ^ "Harbortown (HarbourTown) neighborhood in Perth Amboy, New Jersey (NJ), 08861 subdivision profile - real estate, apartments, condos, homes, community, population, jobs, income, streets". www.city-data.com. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 31, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Melisurgo, Len (March 1, 2009). "Developer plans more Harbortown units in Perth Amboy". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ^ Deas, Wayne L. "PERTH AMBOY'S REBIRTH TIED TO PROJECT", The New York Times, August 16, 1987. May 4, 2015. "The first, already begun along the right of way of the Conrail and Lehigh Valley Railroads from Route 440, will consist of 168 condominium units. It will serve as a scenic entrance to Harbortown."
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