Freneau, New Jersey

Populated place in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States

40°24′06″N 74°14′16″W / 40.40167°N 74.23778°W / 40.40167; -74.23778Country

United StatesState

New JerseyCounty Monmouth BoroughMatawanNamed forPhilip FreneauElevation

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79 ft (24 m)GNIS feature ID876512^[1]

Freneau is an unincorporated community located within Matawan in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[2] It is named for Philip Freneau (1752–1832), a poet during the American Revolutionary War.^[3] The community is located along New Jersey Route 79 in the southern portion of Matawan and was formerly served by the Monmouth County Agricultural Railroad (now a part of the Henry Hudson Trail).^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Freneau". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 24, 2015.
^ Capuzzo, Jill P. "2 Lakes, the Shore and a Train to the City", The New York Times, February 19, 2010. Accessed July 30, 2012. "The expanded Cape that Ms. Bragg and Mr. Colón bought last October for $370,000 is in the Freneau section — a hilly, wooded area named after the Revolutionary War poet Philip Freneau, who lived here and is buried in the neighborhood."
^ Google (August 15, 2015). "Aerial view of Freneau" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 15, 2015.