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| {{short description|Populated place in Somerset County, New Jersey, US}} | |||
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| |name = Belle Mead, New Jersey | |name = Belle Mead, New Jersey | ||
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| |image_caption = Looking north along Trent Avenue | |||
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| |coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR1">, ]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref> | |coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=CensusArea>, ]. Accessed July 21, 2016.</ref><ref name="GR1">, ]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref> | ||
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| |postal_code = 08502<ref>, ]. Accessed August 23, 2012.</ref><ref>, State of ]. Accessed August 27, 2013.</ref> | |postal_code = 08502<ref>, ]. Accessed August 23, 2012.</ref><ref>, State of ]. Accessed August 27, 2013.</ref> | ||
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| '''Belle Mead''' is an ] and ] (CDP) located within ], in ], ] |
'''Belle Mead''' is an ] and ] (CDP)<ref>, ]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> located within ], in ], in the ] of ].<ref name=GCTPH1> {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212201035/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34035 |date=2020-02-12 }}, ]. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref><ref>, ]. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref><ref name=CPH232>, ], August 2012. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref> As of the ], the CDP's population was 5,569, reflecting an expansion of the CDP from {{convert|0.74|sqmi}} in 2010 to {{convert|4.03|sqmi}} in 2020.<ref name=Census2020/> | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| ⚫ | Up until about 1875, Belle Mead, then named Plainville, was considered to be part of the community of ].<ref>Martinelli, Patricia A. , p. 46. Accessed March 29, 2023. ], 2012. {{ISBN|9780811745789}}. "Plainville, a bucolic farm area, was part of Harlingen up until about 1875. ... Somerset County is home to the towns of Harlingen and Belle Mead, which up until the late nineteenth century were considered one community."</ref> It was a quiet farming region when about that time a ] contractor named Van Aken bought up all the local farms and set out to develop a city. He had the farms laid out into lots, some streets put through and named after the style of New York. He donated land for the railroad station that had a dining room underneath (the station was torn down in February, 1940). There is an abandoned train station in Belle Mead. When Van Aken went broke, the property was sold to a ], ], who changed the name from Vanaken to Belle Mead in honor of his daughter, Edna Belle Mead McPherson, according to one popular story.<ref name=Hillsborough> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510105958/http://www.hillsborough-nj.org/hillsborough-nj/towns/belle-mead/ |date=2017-05-10 }}, Hillsborough Township. Accessed October 30, 2016.</ref> | ||
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| ⚫ | Up until about 1875, Belle Mead, then named Plainville, was considered to be part of the community of ]. It was a quiet farming region when about that time a ] contractor named Van Aken bought up all the local farms and set out to develop a city. He had the farms laid out into lots, some streets put through and named after the style of New York. He donated land for the railroad station that had a dining room underneath (the station was torn down in February, 1940). There is an abandoned train station in Belle Mead. When Van Aken went broke, the property was sold to a ], ], who changed the name from Vanaken to Belle Mead in honor of his daughter, Edna Belle Mead McPherson, according to one popular story.<ref name=Hillsborough> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510105958/http://www.hillsborough-nj.org/hillsborough-nj/towns/belle-mead/ |date=2017-05-10 }}, Hillsborough Township. Accessed October 30, 2016.</ref> | ||
| Woods Tavern in Belle Mead was a popular stop for travelers for more than 100 years and played an important social and political role. ] spoke there in 1872 as part of his campaign for ]. The tavern burned down in 1932.<ref name=Hillsborough /> | Woods Tavern in Belle Mead was a popular stop for travelers for more than 100 years and played an important social and political role. ] spoke there in 1872 as part of his campaign for ]. The tavern burned down in 1932.<ref name=Hillsborough /> | ||
| The Belle Mead Army Depot was the nation's largest military supply facility during WWII. The depot operated until 1991, and no buildings remain.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hillsborough’s Belle Mead GSA Depot |url=https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/view-from-hillsborough/2017/04/22/hillsboroughs-belle-mead-gsa-depot/100781456/ |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=Courier News |language=en-US}}</ref> Now a ] site, it is undergoing remediation and part is a county park.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Belle Mead Environmental Remediation, Soil Management |url=https://charter.us/our-work/belle-mead/ |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=Charter |language=en-US}}</ref> ], the author and civil rights advocate, lived in Belle Mead in the early 1940s while working at the depot.<ref>Aubrey, Dan. , ''Community News'', March 1, 2021, updated January 11, 2022. Accessed March 29, 2023. "The Harlem-born Baldwin had come to central New Jersey to work in the regional defense plant in Belle Mead and was 'working and living among southerners, white and black. I knew about the south, of course, and about how southerners treated Negroes and how they expected them to behave, but it had never entered my mind that anyone would look at me and expect me to behave that way.'"</ref> | |||
| ], the 20th-century author and civil rights advocate, lived in Belle Mead in the early 1940s. | |||
| Dr. ] and his wife, ] established the LaFollette Vineyard in Belle Mead in the 1970s. President ] and 14 Democratic governors met for a strategy session and press conference at the vineyard during the 1992 presidential campaign. | Dr. ] and his wife, ] established the LaFollette Vineyard in Belle Mead in the 1970s. President ] and 14 Democratic governors met for a strategy session and press conference at the vineyard during the 1992 presidential campaign. | ||
| The ] was built by ] in the 1930s, and was removed from service in 1984. Since then, restoration projects have been announced, |
The ] was built by ] in the 1930s, and was removed from service in 1984. Since then, restoration projects have been announced, but none have progressed any further than cleaning up tree debris and graffiti. | ||
| The Belle Mead section straddles the northern portion of Montgomery Township and the southern portion of ]. For many years residents of Belle Mead had been served by the Belle Mead Post Office located on Route 206 in Montgomery Township having ZIP code 08502. In the late 1990s, Hillsborough Township was granted its own post office serving all of its residents (ZIP code 08844), including that section of town formerly serving the Belle Mead area. Since that time the Belle Mead post office and its associated ZIP code (08502) serves only the remaining area of Belle Mead located in the northern section of Montgomery Township. | The Belle Mead section straddles the northern portion of Montgomery Township and the southern portion of ]. For many years residents of Belle Mead had been served by the Belle Mead Post Office located on Route 206 in Montgomery Township having ZIP code 08502. In the late 1990s, Hillsborough Township was granted its own post office serving all of its residents (ZIP code 08844), including that section of town formerly serving the Belle Mead area. Since that time the Belle Mead post office and its associated ZIP code (08502) serves only the remaining area of Belle Mead located in the northern section of Montgomery Township. | ||
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| ==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
| {{US Census population | {{US Census population | ||
| | |
|2010= 216 | ||
| |2020= 5569 | |||
| | footnote=Population sources: 2010<ref name=Census2010/> | |||
| |footnote=Population sources: 2010<ref name=Census2010>, ]. Accessed August 23, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020/> | |||
| }} | }} | ||
| Belle Mead is demographically notable for having the fastest-growing ] population of any U.S. community as enumerated by the ], increasing from four individuals in 2010 to a majority of its residents in 2020.<ref name=BelleMeadeAsian>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/tiny-nj-suburb-fastest-growing-asian-population-us-rcna147079|title=Inside the tiny N.J. suburb with the fastest-growing Asian population in the U.S|author=Kimmy Yam|publisher=NBC News|date=May 1, 2024|access-date=May 1, 2024|quote=Welcome to Belle Mead, which recorded just four Asian Americans in 2010. Now a decade later, AAPI make up a majority of the hamlet’s 5,569 residents.}}</ref> | |||
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===2010 census=== | ||
| The ] counted 216 people, 78 households, and 62 families in the CDP. The ] was {{convert|291.8|/sqmi}}. There were 80 housing units at an average density of {{convert|108.1|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 92.13% (199) ], 0.93% (2) ], 0.00% (0) ], 1.85% (4) ], 0.00% (0) ], 4.63% (10) from ], and 0.46% (1) from two or more races. ] of any race were 8.33% (18) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/> | |||
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| Of the 78 households, 39.7% had children under the age of 18; 71.8% were married couples living together; 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 20.5% were non-families. Of all households, 15.4% were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.03.<ref name=Census2010/> | |||
| 25.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 100.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 102.5 males.<ref name=Census2010/> | |||
| == Notable people == | == Notable people == | ||
| ]]] | |||
| {{Category see also|People from Montgomery Township, New Jersey}} | {{Category see also|People from Montgomery Township, New Jersey}} | ||
| People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Belle Mead include: | People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Belle Mead include: | ||
| * ] (born 1996), ] player for |
* ] (born 1996), ] player for ] of the ].<ref>Velazquez, Matt. , '']'', June 2, 2016. Accessed July 4, 2016. "Baldwin, a 6-foot-4 guard, grew up in Belle Mead, New Jersey."</ref> | ||
| * ] (born 1992), ] for the ].<ref>Franklin, Paul. , '']'', April 21, 2014. Accessed June 26, 2019. "Ford, a resident of Belle Mead who attended Montgomery High School as a freshman before transferring to the Hun School, has two doubles, two home runs and nine RBIs."</ref> | * ] (born 1992), ] for the ].<ref>Franklin, Paul. , '']'', April 21, 2014. Accessed June 26, 2019. "Ford, a resident of Belle Mead who attended Montgomery High School as a freshman before transferring to the Hun School, has two doubles, two home runs and nine RBIs."</ref> | ||
| * ] (born 2000), racecar driver in the ].<ref>Radebaugh, Don. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726031413/https://www.arcaracing.com/articles/2009117-high-school-dirt-mod-ace-grosso-preps-for-full-pull-ahead-with-ksr |date=2019-07-26 }}, ARCARacing.com, Accessed July 25, 2019.</ref> | * ] (born 2000), racecar driver in the ].<ref>Radebaugh, Don. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726031413/https://www.arcaracing.com/articles/2009117-high-school-dirt-mod-ace-grosso-preps-for-full-pull-ahead-with-ksr |date=2019-07-26 }}, ARCARacing.com, Accessed July 25, 2019.</ref> | ||
| * ] (born 1968), wide receiver who played for 17 seasons in the NFL.<ref>Cavanaugh, Jack. , '']'', October 4, 1987. Accessed January 29, 2017. "Then, Mike Elkins of Wake Forest and a sophomore wingback, Ricky Proehl of Belle Mead, N.J., combined on their second touchdown play with 2:46 remaining in the game, and Wilson Hoyle, who had kicked a 46-yard field-goal in the third period, added his second conversion to seal the triumph."</ref> | * ] (born 1968), wide receiver who played for 17 seasons in the NFL.<ref>Cavanaugh, Jack. , '']'', October 4, 1987. Accessed January 29, 2017. "Then, Mike Elkins of Wake Forest and a sophomore wingback, Ricky Proehl of Belle Mead, N.J., combined on their second touchdown play with 2:46 remaining in the game, and Wilson Hoyle, who had kicked a 46-yard field-goal in the third period, added his second conversion to seal the triumph."</ref> | ||
| * ] ( |
* ] (1931–1987), politician who served in the ] from 1978 to 1984, representing the ].<ref>Waggoner, Walter H. , '']'', October 14, 1977. Accessed February 20, 2018. "Their Republican opponents are Assemblyman Walter J. Cavanaugh of Somerville, who led the Republican ticket in the district when he was elected to his first term in 1975, and Elliott F. Smith of Belle Mead."</ref> | ||
| *<!--Alphabetized as "White Lawrence, Arlene"--> ] (1916–1990), bishop and the third president and general superintendent of the ].<ref>, '']'', July 1, 1973. Accessed June 23, 2022, via ]. "The author, an obvious animal lover, grew up on a farm herself and still lives on one in Belle Mead, Montgomery."</ref> | |||
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Populated place in Somerset County, New Jersey, USCensus-designated place in New Jersey, United States
| Belle Mead, New Jersey | |
|---|---|
| Census-designated place | |
 The former Belle Mead railroad station located along the former Reading Railroad (as a part of the proposed West Trenton Line) | |
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| Coordinates: 40°27′45″N 74°40′28″W / 40.462445°N 74.6744°W / 40.462445; -74.6744 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Somerset |
| Township | Montgomery |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.03 sq mi (10.45 km) |
| • Land | 4.03 sq mi (10.44 km) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km) 0.00% |
| Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,569 |
| • Density | 1,381.54/sq mi (533.43/km) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08502 |
| Area code | 908 |
| FIPS code | 34-04630 |
| GNIS feature ID | 02583967 |
Belle Mead is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Montgomery Township, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 5,569, reflecting an expansion of the CDP from 0.74 square miles (1.9 km) in 2010 to 4.03 square miles (10.4 km) in 2020.
History
Up until about 1875, Belle Mead, then named Plainville, was considered to be part of the community of Harlingen. It was a quiet farming region when about that time a New York City contractor named Van Aken bought up all the local farms and set out to develop a city. He had the farms laid out into lots, some streets put through and named after the style of New York. He donated land for the railroad station that had a dining room underneath (the station was torn down in February, 1940). There is an abandoned train station in Belle Mead. When Van Aken went broke, the property was sold to a U.S. Senator, John R. McPherson, who changed the name from Vanaken to Belle Mead in honor of his daughter, Edna Belle Mead McPherson, according to one popular story.
Woods Tavern in Belle Mead was a popular stop for travelers for more than 100 years and played an important social and political role. Horace Greeley spoke there in 1872 as part of his campaign for President of the United States. The tavern burned down in 1932.
The Belle Mead Army Depot was the nation's largest military supply facility during WWII. The depot operated until 1991, and no buildings remain. Now a Superfund site, it is undergoing remediation and part is a county park. James Baldwin, the author and civil rights advocate, lived in Belle Mead in the early 1940s while working at the depot.
Dr. John Summerskill and his wife, Mimi LaFollette Summerskill established the LaFollette Vineyard in Belle Mead in the 1970s. President Bill Clinton and 14 Democratic governors met for a strategy session and press conference at the vineyard during the 1992 presidential campaign.
The abandoned train station was built by Reading Railroad in the 1930s, and was removed from service in 1984. Since then, restoration projects have been announced, but none have progressed any further than cleaning up tree debris and graffiti.
The Belle Mead section straddles the northern portion of Montgomery Township and the southern portion of Hillsborough Township. For many years residents of Belle Mead had been served by the Belle Mead Post Office located on Route 206 in Montgomery Township having ZIP code 08502. In the late 1990s, Hillsborough Township was granted its own post office serving all of its residents (ZIP code 08844), including that section of town formerly serving the Belle Mead area. Since that time the Belle Mead post office and its associated ZIP code (08502) serves only the remaining area of Belle Mead located in the northern section of Montgomery Township.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Belle Mead had a total area of 0.740 square miles (1.917 km), all of which is land.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 216 | — | |
| 2020 | 5,569 | 2,478.2% | |
| Population sources: 2010 2020 | |||
Belle Mead is demographically notable for having the fastest-growing Asian population of any U.S. community as enumerated by the U.S. Census Bureau, increasing from four individuals in 2010 to a majority of its residents in 2020.
2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 216 people, 78 households, and 62 families in the CDP. The population density was 291.8 per square mile (112.7/km). There were 80 housing units at an average density of 108.1 per square mile (41.7/km). The racial makeup was 92.13% (199) White, 0.93% (2) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 1.85% (4) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 4.63% (10) from other races, and 0.46% (1) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.33% (18) of the population.
Of the 78 households, 39.7% had children under the age of 18; 71.8% were married couples living together; 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 20.5% were non-families. Of all households, 15.4% were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.03.
25.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 100.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 102.5 males.
Notable people
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People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Belle Mead include:
- Wade Baldwin IV (born 1996), basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
- Mike Ford (born 1992), first baseman for the Seattle Mariners.
- Brandon Grosso (born 2000), racecar driver in the ARCA Menards Series.
- Ricky Proehl (born 1968), wide receiver who played for 17 seasons in the NFL.
- Elliott F. Smith (1931–1987), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1978 to 1984, representing the 16th Legislative District.
- Arlene White Lawrence (1916–1990), bishop and the third president and general superintendent of the Pillar of Fire Church.
References
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- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belle Mead Census Designated Place, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed August 23, 2012.
- ^ QuickFacts Belle Mead CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 17, 2023.
- Look Up a ZIP Code for Belle Mead, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed August 23, 2012.
- Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 27, 2013.
- Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
- State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
- GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Somerset County, New Jersey Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 13, 2013.
- 2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 13, 2013.
- New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed February 13, 2013.
- Martinelli, Patricia A. New Jersey Ghost Towns: Uncovering the Hidden Past, p. 46. Accessed March 29, 2023. Stackpole Books, 2012. ISBN 9780811745789. "Plainville, a bucolic farm area, was part of Harlingen up until about 1875. ... Somerset County is home to the towns of Harlingen and Belle Mead, which up until the late nineteenth century were considered one community."
- ^ Belle Mead History Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine, Hillsborough Township. Accessed October 30, 2016.
- "Hillsborough's Belle Mead GSA Depot". Courier News. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- "Belle Mead Environmental Remediation, Soil Management". Charter. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- Aubrey, Dan. "City lore: James Baldwin, Jim Crow and Trenton", Community News, March 1, 2021, updated January 11, 2022. Accessed March 29, 2023. "The Harlem-born Baldwin had come to central New Jersey to work in the regional defense plant in Belle Mead and was 'working and living among southerners, white and black. I knew about the south, of course, and about how southerners treated Negroes and how they expected them to behave, but it had never entered my mind that anyone would look at me and expect me to behave that way.'"
- ^ DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Belle Mead CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 23, 2012.
- Kimmy Yam (May 1, 2024). "Inside the tiny N.J. suburb with the fastest-growing Asian population in the U.S". NBC News. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
Welcome to Belle Mead, which recorded just four Asian Americans in 2010. Now a decade later, AAPI make up a majority of the hamlet's 5,569 residents.
- Velazquez, Matt. "Wade Baldwin shares interesting ties with Jason Kidd", Journal Sentinel, June 2, 2016. Accessed July 4, 2016. "Baldwin, a 6-foot-4 guard, grew up in Belle Mead, New Jersey."
- Franklin, Paul. "Mike Ford, Hun School and Princeton product, hitting books, balls hard in the minors; faces Lakewood this week", The Times, April 21, 2014. Accessed June 26, 2019. "Ford, a resident of Belle Mead who attended Montgomery High School as a freshman before transferring to the Hun School, has two doubles, two home runs and nine RBIs."
- Radebaugh, Don. High school dirt modified ace Grosso preps for full pull ahead with KSR Archived 2019-07-26 at the Wayback Machine, ARCARacing.com, Accessed July 25, 2019.
- Cavanaugh, Jack. "Crawford Hurt In Army Loss", The New York Times, October 4, 1987. Accessed January 29, 2017. "Then, Mike Elkins of Wake Forest and a sophomore wingback, Ricky Proehl of Belle Mead, N.J., combined on their second touchdown play with 2:46 remaining in the game, and Wilson Hoyle, who had kicked a 46-yard field-goal in the third period, added his second conversion to seal the triumph."
- Waggoner, Walter H. "G .O .P . Faces Aggressive Challenge In Central Jersey Assembly Race", The New York Times, October 14, 1977. Accessed February 20, 2018. "Their Republican opponents are Assemblyman Walter J. Cavanaugh of Somerville, who led the Republican ticket in the district when he was elected to his first term in 1975, and Elliott F. Smith of Belle Mead."
- "Mom's story of race horse now available to all kids", The Home News, July 1, 1973. Accessed June 23, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The author, an obvious animal lover, grew up on a farm herself and still lives on one in Belle Mead, Montgomery."
External links
Belle Mead travel guide from Wikivoyage
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