Dreahook Creek
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Dreahook Creek is a left tributary of Holland Brook
in Readington, New Jersey
. It begins on township owned land near Creek Road and Dreahook Road. It merges with another small tributary (East Dreahook Creek) on the east side of County Route 620 before entering the Holland Brook. It was named after the former dutch village of Dreahook
(Drea-Hook). The name is a corruption of Driehoek (drie- three and hoek- angle), which is the dutch word for triangle . It was likely named for the triangle created by the settlement in its relation to the early roads to Flemington
, Whitehouse Station, Readington Village
and Pleasant Run, which have since been rerouted.
Holland Brook
Holland Brook is a stream in central New Jersey, running through Readington and Branchburg. It is the last tributary of the South Branch Raritan River before it combines with the North Branch Raritan River...
in Readington, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. It begins on township owned land near Creek Road and Dreahook Road. It merges with another small tributary (East Dreahook Creek) on the east side of County Route 620 before entering the Holland Brook. It was named after the former dutch village of Dreahook
Dreahook
Dreahook was a village in Readington Township, New Jersey at the intersection of CR-620/Dreahook Rd and CR 523. The name is a corruption of Driehoek , which is the dutch word for triangle...
(Drea-Hook). The name is a corruption of Driehoek (drie- three and hoek- angle), which is the dutch word for triangle . It was likely named for the triangle created by the settlement in its relation to the early roads to Flemington
Flemington
-Places:United States* Flemington, Georgia* Flemington, Missouri* Flemington, New Jersey* Flemington, Pennsylvania* Flemington, West VirginiaAustralia* Flemington, New South Wales, a suburb in Sydney**Flemington railway station, Sydney...
, Whitehouse Station, Readington Village
Readington Village
Readington Village is an unincorporated community in Readington, New Jersey, United States that is centered around the converging of Readington Road, Hillcrest Road, Centerville Road and Brookview Road. It is located on Holland Brook, originally named Amanmechunk, which means large creek in the...
and Pleasant Run, which have since been rerouted.
Dreahook Creek
- Dreahook Road
- Horseshoe Road
- CR 523County Route 523 (New Jersey)County Route 523 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from Main Street in Stockton to Hillside Avenue in Bedminster Township.-Hunterdon County:...
/Main Street
East Dreahook Creek
- CR 620/Dreahook Road East