Maxim, New Jersey | |
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  Maxim Location in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey Show map of Monmouth County, New Jersey Maxim Maxim (New Jersey) Show map of New Jersey Maxim Maxim (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates:40°09′10″N74°10′54″W / 40.15278°N 74.18167°W /40.15278; -74.18167 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Township | Howell |
| Elevation | 75 ft (23 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 878202[1] |
Maxim is anunincorporated community located withinHowell Township inMonmouth County, in theU.S. state ofNew Jersey.[2] The area, just southwest of theSquankum takes its name from the Maxim Powder Company and its founder,Hudson Maxim,[3] who developed a plant there in 1890.[4]
Another munitions operation in Howell Township was the Maxim Powder Company, located just southwest of the Squankum area, which was founded by Hudson Maxim (MWMA, 1999). The Maxim area of Howell is named after this inventor and entrepreneur.
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