Bowne, New Jersey

Populated place in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, US

Unincorporated community in New Jersey, United States

40°25′11″N 74°54′46″W / 40.41972°N 74.91278°W / 40.41972; -74.91278Country

United StatesState

New JerseyCounty Hunterdon Township Delaware, East Amwell and West AmwellElevation

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167 ft (51 m)GNIS feature ID874875^[1]

Bowne is an unincorporated community located at the intersection of the boundaries of Delaware, East Amwell and West Amwell townships in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[2]

The area is named for Dr. John Bowne, a physician who owned a nearby farm.^[3] In the 1870s, the Flemington Railroad & Transportation Company constructed a railroad through the area connecting Lambertville and Flemington with a station (originally named Barber Station, renamed to Bowne Station) at the settlement.^[4] This railroad became part of the Belvidere Delaware Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad in later years. The railroad's current owner, Black River and Western Railroad, started running passenger trains down to Woodsedge Farm in May 2017.^[5] Similar in character to the townships in which the settlement is located, Bowne is surrounded by a mix of farmland, forest, and some single family houses along the main roads through the area, Bowne Station Road and Garboski Road. The Bowne Station Road stone arch bridge over tributary of the Alexauken Creek was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2024.^[6]

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^ ^a ^b "Bowne". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 30, 2015.
^ Goodspeed, Marfy (November 20, 2015). "Dr. Bowne's Homestead". Goodspeed Histories - New Jersey History and Genealogy. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
^ Goodspeed, Marfy (December 4, 2015). "Bowne Station". Goodspeed Histories - New Jersey History and Genealogy. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
^ "Alexauken Division Rehabilitation". Black River Railroad Historical Trust. December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
^ Cielo, Carla (April 2023). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bowne Station Road stone-arch bridge over tributary of the Alexauken Creek (Draft) (PDF). National Park Service. With accompanying 9 photos.