Charlestown, New Jersey facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Charlestown, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Charlestown, New Jersey Location in Hunterdon County, New Jersey Show map of Hunterdon County, New Jersey Charlestown, New Jersey Location in New Jersey Show map of New Jersey Charlestown, New Jersey Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Hunterdon
Township	Bethlehem
Elevation	219 m (718 ft)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	875373

Charlestown is a small place in New Jersey, USA. It's known as an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that isn't officially a town or city on its own. Instead, it's part of a larger area called Bethlehem Township.

Charlestown is located in Hunterdon County. You can find it off County Route 635. It's about 1.5 miles southwest of a town called Hampton.

A Look Back: Charlestown's Early Days

Charlestown has a simple but interesting past. By the year 1881, it was a small but active place.

What Was Charlestown Like in 1881?

In 1881, the community of Charlestown had a few important features:

• It had its own school, where local children learned.
• There was a wheelwright shop. A wheelwright was a person who made and repaired wheels for wagons and carts.
• A blacksmith shop was also present. Blacksmiths worked with metal, making tools and repairing items.
• The community had about twelve homes, or "dwellings," where people lived.

This shows that Charlestown was a small, self-sufficient community in the late 1800s. People lived and worked there, supporting each other with essential services.