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Dreahook, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Dreahook, New Jersey Location of Dreahook in Hunterdon County Inset: Location of county within the——state of New Jersey Show map of Hunterdon County, New Jersey Dreahook, New Jersey Dreahook, New Jersey (New Jersey) Show map of New Jersey Dreahook, New Jersey Dreahook, New Jersey (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 40°36′00″N 74°46′53″W / 40.60000°N 74.78139°W / 40.60000; -74.78139
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Hunterdon
Township	Readington
Elevation	230 ft (70 m)
GNIS feature ID	875970

Dreahook is an unincorporated community in Readington Township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey at the intersection of CR-620/Dreahook Rd and CR 523. The name is a corruption of Driehoek (drie-three and "hoek-corner," as in corners of a triangle), 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. 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. There are still numerous farms in the area, including the Readington River Buffalo Farm between Dreahook and Stanton.

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