Chambersburg | |
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 Chambersburg Station post office on Broad Street | |
  Chambersburg Location of Chambersburg in Mercer County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey  Chambersburg Chambersburg (New Jersey)  Chambersburg Chambersburg (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°12′39″N 74°44′49″W / 40.21083°N 74.74694°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Mercer |
| City | Trenton |
| Named for | Robert Chambers |
Chambersburg is a neighborhood located within the city of Trenton in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1][2][3] It is considered part of South Trenton. Chambersburg was an independent municipality from 1872 to 1888.
Chambersburg was named for Robert Chambers, a founder of the area, whose family is memorialized by the local Chambers Street. Chambers died in 1865, shortly before the borough was created.[4]
Chambersburg was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 2, 1872, from portions of Hamilton Township.[5] On March 27, 1874, the municipality was reincorporated as the Borough of Chambersburg Township.[5] On May 1, 1888, Chambersburg was annexed to Trenton.[5][6]
Chambersburg is the home of fictional bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, a character created by author Janet Evanovich. A significant portion of each of the novels featuring Plum takes place in or around "The 'Burg."[7]
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2015.
- ^ "Chambersburg, Trenton, New Jersey" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
- ^ "City Profile Report: Trenton 250: 1792-2042: A City Master Plan Document" (PDF). City of Trenton. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 21, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ How Streets of Trenton Obtained Present Names, Trenton Historical Society. Accessed November 21, 2016. "CHAMBERS STREET: This thoroughfare memorializes the name of Chambers Family. Robert Chambers was the founder of Chambersburg."
- ^ a b c Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 158. Accessed November 3, 2012.
- ^ A History of Trenton: Chronology of Important Events, accessed March 21, 2007
- ^ Fessler, Pam. "Stephanie Plum: Trenton's Scrappy Bounty Hunter", National Public Radio, August 9, 2010. Accessed June 7, 2016.