Stanton is an

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located within Readington Township in

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, in the

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. The community dates back to the 17th century and was settled by Dutch immigrants.Readington Township Historic Preservation. "Readington Township: Images of America". Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2008.

History

The community was originally called Housel's after Johannes Housel, who had a farmstead along Dreahook Road in the mid-18th century. After the death of William Housel (who started a school in the community), the last owner of the Housel farmstead, it then carried the name of Waggoner's Hill after landowner William Waggoner. The community took the descriptive name of Mount Pleasant in the early 20th century and would finally become known as Stanton to distinguish it from another Mount Pleasant. The name "Stanton" was taken from James Logan's Pennsylvania estate:

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, which in turn is named for the Scottish village where his father was born. Logan was a proprietor of

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, a

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, and a Chief Justice of the

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. Logan Way in Readington is named after him, as well as Logan Circle and the

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neighborhood in

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and Logan Township in

Clinton County, Pennsylvania Clinton County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,450. Its county seat is Lock Haven. Clinton County comprises the Lock Haven, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also inclu ...

. Most of the community is part of the Stanton Historic Rural District. The

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was added to the

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on August 10, 1990, for its significance in architecture, and exploration/settlement. The district includes 63

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. The Stanton Reformed Church was built in 1963, to replace the original church of 1834. The parsonage was built in the 1850s and features

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. The General Store was built in the 1840s and now includes a restaurant. The P. Berkow House was built in the 1840s. The Dr. William Creveling House was built in the 1850s and features

Victorian architecture Victorian architecture is a series of Revivalism (architecture), architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century. ''Victorian'' refers to the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), called the Victorian era, during which period the st ...

. With File:177 Stanton Road, Stanton, NJ.jpg, Stanton Reformed Church parsonage File:165 and 167 Stanton Road, Stanton, NJ.jpg, The P. Berkow House and the Dr. William Creveling House

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Stanton include: *

Emma Bell Emma Jean Bell (born December 17, 1986) is an American actress, best known for her role as Parker O'Neal in the films '' Frozen'' and '' Hatchet II'' (both 2010), as Molly Harper in ''Final Destination 5'' (2011), and for playing Amy in the firs ...

(born 1986), actress. * J. C. Furnas (1906–2001), freelance writer and social historian. * Howard Lindsey (1889–1968), theatrical producer, playwright, librettist, director and actor. * William Marchant (1923–1995),

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and

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, known for writing the play that was remade into the 1957 movie, '' The Desk Set''. *

Dorothy Stickney Dorothy Stickney (June 21, 1896 – June 2, 1998) was an American film, stage, and television actress, best known for appearing in the long-running Broadway hit '' Life with Father''. Early years Stickney was born in Dickinson, North Dakota, b ...

(1896–1998), Broadway actress.Bouman-Stickney House
Readington Township. Accessed June 9, 2016. "In 1935, Broadway playwright and producer Howard Lindsay purchased the house and surrounding property as a gift for his wife, Broadway and movie actress Dorothy Stickney. Ms. Stickney and Mr. Lindsay used the house as a weekend and vacation retreat until Mr. Lindsay's death in 1968."

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the

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system, Stanton has a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...

, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Stanton, New Jersey
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References

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