Sooy Place, New Jersey
Sooy Place, New Jersey | |
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 Along Sooy Place Road at the intersection with Powell Place Road | |
  Sooy Place Location in Burlington County (Inset: Burlington County in New Jersey)  Sooy Place Sooy Place (New Jersey)  Sooy Place Sooy Place (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°52′03″N 74°39′08″W / 39.86750°N 74.65222°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Township | Tabernacle |
| Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 880700[1] |
Sooy Place (pronounced so-ee) is an unincorporated community located within Tabernacle Township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] The settlement is located in a rural part of the township centered on the intersection of Sooy Place Road and Powell Place Road. The area consists of a mix of forestland, single-family residences, and two horse farms.[3]
According to a historical marker at the intersection, the settlement was also home to Pine Tavern, a stopover for travelers heading to Speedwell Furnace, which was located near Chatsworth.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sooy Place, New Jersey
- ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Aerial view of Sooy Place" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
- ↑ Franzen, Rick. [https://tabernaclehistoricalsociety.org/ths-home-page/historic-archives/the-taverns-of-tabernacle/sooy-place-tavern/ Sooy Place Tavern (aka Pine Tavern), Tabernacle Historical Society. Accessed April 12, 2026. "In 1936 Charles Boyer describes the tavern as 'On the road from Speedwell to Vincentown, at what is now called Sooy Place. Andrew Elverson kept a tavern from 1810 to 1817 (edit, actually Revel Elton). This house is still standing, was called the Pine Tavern and was an important stopping place for travelers going to the Speedwell Furnace.'"
