Chambersburg, New Jersey
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Chambersburg Station post office on Broad Street
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 Chambersburg, New Jersey
Chambersburg, New Jersey
Chambersburg, New Jersey
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| Coordinates: 40°12′39″N 74°44′49″W / 40.21083°N 74.74694°WCoordinates: 40°12′39″N 74°44′49″W / 40.21083°N 74.74694°W | |
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 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Mercer |
| City | Trenton |
| Named for | Robert Chambers |
Chambersburg is a neighborhood located within the city of Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is considered part of South Trenton. Chambersburg was an independent municipality from 1872 to 1888.
Chambersburg was named for Robert Chambers, a founder of the area, whose family is memorialized by the local Chambers Street. Chambers died in 1865, shortly before the borough was created.
Chambersburg was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 2, 1872, from portions of Hamilton Township. On March 27, 1874, the municipality was reincorporated as the Borough of Chambersburg Township. On May 1, 1888, Chambersburg was annexed to Trenton.
Chambersburg is the home of fictional bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, a character created by author Janet Evanovich. A significant portion of each of the novels featuring Plum takes place in or around "The 'Burg."
John A. Roebling, the builder of the Brooklyn Bridge, founded his wire making company in the neighborhood along the Delaware and Raritan Canal, now covered by Route 129, in 1849. Under the leadership of his sons the company grew to be Trenton's largest employer, with a massive industrial complex on the western side of Chambersburg. Operations ceased at the plant in 1974, with parts having undergone adaptive reuse and others awaiting redevelopment. Two different parts of the complex have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Roebling Machine Shop, and John A. Roebling's Sons Company, Trenton N.J., Block 3.
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