Dreahook

For the stream named Dreahook, see Dreahook Creek.

East Dreahook Road looking west toward the village and Cushetunk Mountain

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 (drie-three and hoek-angle), which is the dutch word for triangle^[1]. 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 sense been rerouted^[2]. Dreahook Creek and Holland Brook both pass through the area of the former village. Dreahook village once had blacksmith shop, a school and a store. Settlers farmed the land here because of the rich soil along the base of Cushetunk Mountain^[3]. There are still numerous farms in the area, including the Readington River Buffalo Farm between Dreahook and Stanton.

References

1. ^ Brachin, Pierre. "The Dutch language: a survey". Leiden: Brill Archive, 1985. Pg 15.
2. ^ Readington Township Historic Preservatio, Readington Township Historic Preservation Commission, Readington Township Museum Committee "Readington Township: Images of America" Dover, NH: Arcadia Publishing, 2008. Pg 61
3. ^ Readington Township Historic Preservation. "Readington Township: Images of America". Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2008.

Coordinates: 40°35′52″N 74°46′59″W / 40.59790°N 74.78303°W / 40.59790; -74.78303