LC control no. | n 82070720 |
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Geographic heading | New Providence (N.J.) |
Geographic subdivision usage | New Jersey--New Providence |
Variant(s) | New Providence, N.J. |
See also | Turkey (N.J.) |
Found in | Price and Lee Company, inc. New map of borough ... 1955. NUCMC data from New Jersey Historical Soc. for Merchants' papers, 1713-1888 (Turkey, N.J.; later New Providence, N.J.) History of Union County, N.J., 1923: p. 433 (name chgd. from Turkey 1778 when people escaped injury in collapse of house of worship which was considered a remarkable interposition of Providence and in commemoration of that event the town was named New Providence, which was inc. in 1809) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 40°41ʹ54ʺN 074°24ʹ06ʺW) |
Geographic area code | n-us-nj |