Chambersburg, New Jersey

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Chambersburg was a municipality that existed in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, from 1872 to 1888.

Chambersburg was named for Robert Chambers, a founder of the area, whose family is memorialized by Chambers Street (which passes through the area). Robert Chambers died in 1865, shortly before the borough was created.[1]

Chambersburg was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 2, 1872, from portions of Hamilton Township.[2] On March 27, 1874, the municipality was reincorporated as the Borough of Chambersburg Township.[2] On May 1, 1888, Chambersburg was annexed to Trenton.[2][3]

Chambersburg is mostly widely known as the home of fictional bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. A significant portion of each of the novels featuring Plum takes place in or around "The 'Burg."

[edit] References

  1. ^ How Streets of Trenton Obtained Present Names, Trenton Historical Society, accessed March 21, 2007
  2. ^ a b c "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 158.
  3. ^ A History of Trenton: Chronology of Important Events, accessed March 21, 2007