Scobeyville, New Jersey
| Scobeyville, New Jersey | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
Intersection of CR 537 and Laird Road
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 Scobeyville, New Jersey
Scobeyville, New Jersey
Scobeyville, New Jersey
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| Coordinates: 40°17′49″N 74°08′36″W / 40.29694°N 74.14333°WCoordinates: 40°17′49″N 74°08′36″W / 40.29694°N 74.14333°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Monmouth |
| Township | Colts Neck |
| Named for | Scobey family |
| Elevation | 72 ft (22 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07722 |
| GNIS feature ID | 880423 |
Scobeyville is an unincorporated community located within Colts Neck Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The settlement is named for the Scobey family which has inhabited the township since the 1700s. The site housed a one-room schoolhouse, a post office, and a general store. It was known for good fishing on the Yellow Brook which has its basin in Scobyville.
In 1820 a schoolhouse stood in Scobyville on lands owned by Daniel Polhemus on the west corner of County Route 537 and Hockhockson Road. In 1851, another school building replaced the old one and was built on the Thomas Guest property (now Dorbrook Farm.) This school structure was considered inadequate in 1916 following changes to state law and was disused after that time. This structure burned in 1929.
In 1930, a bus route was established between Freehold and Red Bank. This line provided residents of Scobyville connection points for most parts of the country.
A fanning mill factory was established by JHS Parke in Scobyville. It was closed prior to 1913 when a harvesting machine was created.
In 1928, a high powered Marconi wireless station was established here by the Universal Wireless Communications Company on the Hance Farm 500 yards south of Route 537. It was used mostly to broadcast stock orders for Wall Street and other exchanges. A 73-by-53-foot (22 by 16 m) concrete block building was created with an antenna at a cost of $100,000. It was operational in March 1929. However, in 1930, the company filed for bankruptcy and the station closed when the Radio Board revoked the frequencies held by the company.
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