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NEW JERSEY History GUIDE
NEW JERSEY HISTOry GUIDE THE INSIDER'S GUIDE TO NEW JERSEY'S HiSTORIC SitES CONTENTS CONNECT WITH NEW JERSEY Photo: Battle of Trenton Reenactment/Chase Heilman Photography Reenactment/Chase Heilman Trenton Battle of Photo: NEW JERSEY HISTORY CATEGORIES NEW JERSEY, ROOTED IN HISTORY From Colonial reenactments to Victorian architecture, scientific breakthroughs to WWI Museums 2 monuments, New Jersey brings U.S. history to life. It is the “Crossroads of the American Revolution,” Revolutionary War 6 home of the nation’s oldest continuously Military History 10 operating lighthouse and the birthplace of the motion picture. New Jersey even hosted the Industrial Revolution 14 very first collegiate football game! (Final score: Rutgers 6, Princeton 4) Agriculture 19 Discover New Jersey’s fascinating history. This Multicultural Heritage 22 handbook sorts the state’s historically significant people, places and events into eight categories. Historic Homes & Mansions 25 You’ll find that historic landmarks, homes, Lighthouses 29 monuments, lighthouses and other points of interest are listed within the category they best represent. For more information about each attraction, such DISCLAIMER: Any listing in this publication does not constitute an official as hours of operation, please call the telephone endorsement by the State of New Jersey or the Division of Travel and Tourism. numbers provided, or check the listed websites. Cover Photos: (Top) Battle of Monmouth Reenactment at Monmouth Battlefield State Park; (Bottom) Kingston Mill at the Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park 1-800-visitnj • www.visitnj.org 1 HUnterdon Art MUseUM Enjoy the unique mix of 19th-century architecture and 21st- century art. This arts center is housed in handsome stone structure that served as a grist mill for over a hundred years. -
Past Historic Preservation Awards
PAST SOMERSET COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND HISTORY AWARDS PROGRAM RECIPIENTS 1993 HISTORIC PRESERVATION Adaptive Use Franklin Inn Used Book Store, Franklin Adaptive Use Leadership John Matyola, Bridgewater Franklin Inn Education & Leadership The Historical Society of Somerset Hills, Bernards 1994 HISTORIC PRESERVATION Preservation/Restoration Bachman-Wilson House, Millstone Lawrence & Sharon Tarantino Mount Bethel Meeting House, Warren Township Township of Warren The Brick Academy, Bernards Historical Society of the Somerset Hills Brick Academy Education “Live Historians” - Montgomery High School, Montgomery 1995 HISTORIC PRESERVATION Preservation/ Restoration Frelinghuysen- Elmendorf House, Hillsborough Nicholas and Deborah Petrock Frelinghuysen-Elmendorf House 1996 HISTORIC PRESERVATION Preservation/Restoration The Kirch-Ford House, Warren Township Township of Warren Hilltop, Hillsborough William and Karen Munro Somerset County Historic Courthouse, Somerville County of Somerset J. Harper Smith House- Somerville Mr. & Mrs. Thompson Mitchell Gomes Residence, North Plainfield Frank and Paula Gomes Continuing Use Bound Brook Diner, Bound Brook Chris Elik J. Harper Smith House Adaptive Use Springdale United Methodist Church Property, Warren Springdale United Methodist Church Neshanic Station, Branchburg John J. Higgins Education Hillsborough, an Architectural History Township of Hillsborough 1997 HISTORIC PRESERVATION Preservation/Restoration Staats/Van Doren House, Montgomery Richard Meyer Adaptive Use Basking Ridge Old Fire House, Bernards -
LEAGUE NEWS the Newsletter of the League of Historical Societies of New Jersey
LEAGUE NEWS The Newsletter of the League of Historical Societies of New Jersey Vol. 43 No. 3 www.lhsnj.org August 2018 Sunday, October 28, 2018 Here are the winners for the Fall Meeting 2017 Kevin M. Hale Annual Publications Awards Jewish Historical Society of Metrowest, Whippany, Morris County Historic Tours st ************************* 1 place: “A Weekend in Old Monmouth First Weekend in May” Article, registration form, and produced by the Monmouth County Historical Commission. directions, p. 19-20 2nd place: “The Pathways of History Week- end Tour 2017” produced by 19 Historic groups in Morris County. 3rd place: “Historic Tour of Woodbridge, Volume IX Edgar Hill and Sur- rounds: The Ties That Bind” produced by the Woodbridge Township Historic Preservation Commission. Newsletters 1st place: “Old Baldy Civil War Roundtable” produced by the Old Baldy Civil War Roundtable of Philadelphia. 2nd place: “Ocean’s Heritage” produced by the Township of Ocean Historical Museum. 3rd place: “South River Historical & Preservation News” produced by the South River Historical & Preservation Society, Inc. SAVE THESE DATES FOR UPCOMING LEAGUE MEETINGS Sunday, October 28, 2018—Jewish Historical Society of New Jersey, Whippany, Morris County April 6, 2019—Ocean County Historical Society, Toms River, Ocean County June 1, 2019—Dey Farm, Monroe Township, Middlesex County Fall 2019—Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum, Landing, Roxbury Township, Morris County Winter 2020—Camden County Historical Society/Camden County History Alliance, Camden County Spring 2020—Red Mill Museum Village, Clinton, Hunterdon County We encourage your society to host a future League meeting. If you would like this opportunity to showcase your site, just contact Linda Barth, 908-240-0488, [email protected], and she will put you in touch with the regional vice-president for your area. -
Background Report for Somerset County Regional Center Strategic Plan July 2018
Background Report for Somerset County Regional Center Strategic Plan July 2018 Background Report for the Somerset County Regional Center Strategic Plan PREPARED FOR THE REGIONAL CENTER PARTNERSHIP OF SOMERSET COUNTY Prepared By: ________________________________________ Joseph J. Layton, PP, AICP N.J. Professional Planners License # 33LI00144300 Maser Consulting, PA Assisted By: Maser Consulting, PA Deborah Alaimo Lawlor, FAICP, PP Austin Bejin and Somerset County Planning Division Staff: Walter Lane, PP, AICP, Director of Planning James Ruggieri, PP, AICP, Principal Community Planner Galina Chernikova, Senior Planner for GIS Adopted by the Regional Center Partnership of Somerset County as part of the Somerset County Regional Center Strategic Plan July 18, 2018 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bridgewater Township Mayor and Council Bridgewater Township Planning Board Raritan Borough Mayor and Council Raritan Borough Planning Board Somerville Borough Mayor and Council Somerville Borough Planning Board Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders Somerset County Planning Board Regional Center Partnership of Somerset County Somerset County Business Partnership Somerset County Park Commission Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................. 1 KEY COMPONENTS OF THE BACKGROUND REPORT ................................................................................... 4 THEMES AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BACKGROUND REPORT ....................................................... -
NJS: an Interdisciplinary Journal Winter 2017 107
NJS: An Interdisciplinary Journal Winter 2017 107 Hills, Huts, and Horse-Teams: The New Jersey Environment and Continental Army Winter Encampments, 1778-1780 By Steven Elliott DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14713/njs.v3i1.67 New Jersey’s role as a base for the Continental Army during the War of Independence has played an important part in the state’s understanding of its role in the American Revolution, and continues to shape the state’s image as the “Cockpit of the Revolution,” and “Crossroads of the American Revolution” today. This article uncovers how and why the Continental Army decided to place the bulk of its forces in northern New Jersey for two consecutive winters during the war. Unlike the more renowned Valley Forge winter quarters, neither New Jersey encampment has received significant scholarly attention, and most works that have covered the topic have presumed the state’s terrain offered obvious strategic advantages for an army on the defensive. This article offers a new interpretation, emphasizing the army’s logistical needs including forage for its animals and timber supplies for constructing winter shelters. The availability of these resources, rather than easily defended rough terrain or close-proximity to friendly civilians, led Washington and his staff to make northern New Jersey its mountain home for much of the war. By highlighting to role of the environment in shaping military strategy, this article adds to our understanding of New Jersey’s crucial role in the American struggle for independence. Introduction In early December, 1778, patriot soldiers from Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia arrived at the southern foothills of New Jersey’s Watchung Mountains and began erecting a log-hut winter encampment near Middlebrook. -
State of New Jersey Medicaid Fraud Division Provider Exclusion Report
State of New Jersey 1 Medicaid Fraud Division Provider Exclusion Report Updated on: 8/23/2021 **ADDITIONAL NPI NUMBERS MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LISTED INDIVIDUALS/ENTITIES** PROVIDER NAME TITLE DATE OF NPI NUMBER STREET CITY STA ZIP ACTION EFFECTIVE EXPIRATION BIRTH TE DATE DATE 2258 PHARMACY, INC. 2258 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10035 SUSPENSION 7/20/2003 6522 VENTNOR AVE. 6522 VENTNOR AVENUE VENTNOR NJ 08406 DISQUALIFICATION PHARMACY, INC. ABARCA, CHERYL R. LPN 8/15/1962 528 3RD STREET NEWARK NJ 07107 SUSPENSION 6/20/2005 ABASHKIN, ROMAN CHHA 12/21/1981 72 RIDGEVIEW TERRACE WAYNE NJ 07470 DISQUALIFICATION 5/29/2015 ABASHKIN, ROMAN CHHA 12/21/1981 72 RIDGEVIEW TERRACE WAYNE NJ 07470 DISQUALIFICATION 6/3/2016 ABBASSI, JADAN MD 9/19/1944 1194807255 1618 MAIN AVENUE CLIFTON NJ 07011 DISQUALIFICATION 11/21/2016 PERMANENT ABBASSI, JADAN MD 9/19/1944 1194807255 115 NELLIS DRIVE WAYNE NJ 07470 DISQUALIFICATION 6/20/2018 PERMANENT ABDALLA, IZZELDIN 4/5/1967 1116 ANNE STREET ELIZABETH NJ 07201 DISQUALIFICATION 11/10/1999 ABDELGANI, AMIR ALLENWOOD USP WHITE DEER PA 17887 DISQUALIFICATION 11/26/2001 ABDELGANI, FADIL TERRE HAUTE USP TERRE HAUTE IN 47808 DISQUALIFICATION 11/26/2001 ABDELHAMID, MANAL RPH 5/28/1969 7100 BOULEVARD EAST, 11G GUTTENBERG NJ 07093 DEBARMENT 3/15/2001 ABDOLLAHI, MITRA DMD 8/31/1966 1033329230 646 N. SARATOGA DRIVE MOORESTOWN NJ 08057 DISQUALIFICATION 11/5/2007 7/19/2019 ABERBACH, STEVEN RPH 8/5/1944 23 STONEGATE DRIVE WATCHUNG NJ 07069 DEBARMENT 12/19/2003 ABOOD, ABDOLMAID S. 1/20/1966 64 BEVAN STREET JERSEY CITY NJ 07306 SUSPENSION 5/7/1997 ABOODS MEDICAL LIVERY 64 BEVAN STREET JERSEY CITY NJ 07306 DISQUALIFICATION 5/22/1994 ABOUELHODA, AHMED RPH 3/23/1974 33-17 60TH STREET, APT. -
A Guide to Heritage and Historic Preservation Organizations in Somerset County Updated April 2018
A Guide to Heritage and Historic Preservation Organizations in Somerset County Updated April 2018 HERITAGE AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORGANIZATIONS IN SOMERSET COUNTY BRANCHBURG HISTORICAL SOCIETY Andrew Ten Eyck House 671 Old York Road Branchburg, NJ 08876 Contact: Susan Winter, President Phone: (908) 369-2027 Type of Organization: Historic, non-profit Purpose: To promote and preserve the history of Branchburg Township. GRIGGSTOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY One Room Schoolhouse 1065 Canal Road Griggstown, NJ Mailing Address John Thallemer 1183 Canal Road Princeton, NJ 08540 Contact: Mr. John Thallemer, President Phone: (732) 354-5699 e-mail: [email protected] Type of Organization: Historic, non-profit Purpose: To preserve and restore historic buildings; also to promote the history of the area. Membership Events: Meetings and programs Public Events: Greens & Goodies Sale, Harvest Home, annual pot luck dinner, annual speaker meeting with historical site visit, and school house tour. Utilizes the historic one-room schoolhouse as a local community center for the public to become informed on local issues. The Schoolhouse is listed on the national Register of Historic Places as part of the Griggstown Historic District. HERITAGE TRAIL ASSOCIATION The Van Horne House 941 East Main Street Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Mailing Address P.O. Box 698 Bound Brook, NJ 08805 Contact: Cynthia Blumenkrantz, President Phone: (732) 356-8856 Fax: (732) 560-8572 1 For information: [email protected] Web site: www.heritagetrail.org Type of Organization: Private, non-profit, historic Purpose: Dedicated to creatively celebrating and educating the public about New Jersey’s role in our nation’s history. The Heritage Trail Association (HTA) connects people to history through innovative, creative and engaging history programming. -
National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet
OMB Approval No. 1024-0078 NPS Form 10-900-a (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number ——— Page ——— SUPPLEMENTARY LISTING RECORD NRIS Reference Number: 02000133 Date Listed: 3/8/2002 Property Name: Van Home House County: Somerset State: NJ Multiple Name This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places in accordance with the attached nomination documentation subject to the following exceptions, exclusions, or amendments, notwithstanding the National Park Service certification included in the nomination documentation. v? Signature of the Keeper Date of Action Amended Items in Nomination: This SLR makes a technical correction to the form. In section 3 of the form, "National" level of significance was inadvertently checked; the SHPO has clarified that "Local" level of significance is the appropriate level. The form is amended to note this change. DISTRIBUTION: National Register property file Nominating Authority (without nomination attachment) NFS Form 10-900 OMB No. 10024-0018 (Oct. 1990) RECEIVED 2280 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classiflcation. materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. -
Environmental Resources Inventory for the Township and Borough of Princeton
PRINCETON ERI The Delaware Valley Regional Planning The symbol in our logo is adapted from the official DVRPC seal and is designed as a Commission is dedicated to uniting the stylized image of the Delaware Valley. The region’s elected officials, planning outer ring symbolizes the region as a whole, professionals, and the public with the while the diagonal bar signifies the Delaware common vision of making a great region River. The two adjoining crescents represent even greater. Shaping the way we live, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey. work, and play, DVRPC builds consensus on improving transportation, DVRPC is funded by a variety of funding promoting smart growth, protecting the sources, including federal grants from the environment, and enhancing the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) economy. We serve a diverse region of and Federal Transit Administration (FTA), nine counties: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Montgomery, and Philadelphia in departments of transportation, as well Pennsylvania; and Burlington, Camden, as by DVRPC’s state and local member Gloucester, and Mercer in New Jersey. governments. This ERI was also funded by ANJEC’s Smart Growth Assistance Program, DVRPC is the federally designated supported by the Geraldine R. Dodge Metropolitan Planning Organization for Foundation. The authors, however, are solely the Greater Philadelphia Region— responsible for the findings and conclusions leading the way to a better future. herein, which may not represent the official views or policies of the funding agencies. DVRPC fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. -
Bloody Bound Brook & the Lost Hessian
by Bob Mayers It would not be until the end of World War II that a diary was rediscovered that shed new light on the importance of the Battle of Bound Brook. t dawn on Palm Sunday, April 13, 1777, in the third year of the American Revolution, a Hessian captain with his company of thirty Jaegers Afaltered and fell as intense musket and cannon fire tore into them from an American redoubt. They were fearlessly attempting a frontal assault over a stone bridge that crossed the Bound Brook at a New Jersey riverbank hamlet of the same name. The Hessians—German mercenaries—were the most deadly light infantry in the world at the time. These elite special forces were feared by their American opponents. Armed with short carbine- type German hunting rifles, they dressed in green and brown to blend in with their surroundings, unlike the blazing red wool uniforms of their British allies. That, morning the small unit of Jaegers was the advanced party of a British force of 4,000 men. These Redcoat invaders were attempting a surprise attack on an exposed front line outpost on the Raritan River. It was defended by a garrison of 500 Continental troops who were responsible for guarding the three bridges that crossed the Raritan River that were likely to be used by the British in moves against Washington’s main army at Captain Johann Ewald Morristown. C. A. Jensen, after a drawing by H. The Hessian commander, Captain Johann Ewald, sensed that J. Aldenrath something was dreadfully wrong. Although his rangers were especially combat-trained for both rugged terrain and urban fighting, they were outnumbered and outgunned; they were being slaughtered as they charged into the thick gunfire at the fortification. -
GERMANY ACCEPTS ARMISTICE TERMS and ALL HOSTILITIES ARE CONCLUDED; CONDITIONS ANNOUNCED by PRESIDENT President Announces Signing of Armistice
THE WAR THUS CQMES TO AN END-Woodrow Wilson PUBLLFHED DAZLY under order of THE PREXIDENT of THE UNZTED STATES by COMMITTEE on PUBLIC ZNFORMATZON GEORGE CREEL, Chairman * * COMPLETE Record of U. .. GOVERNMENT .Activities VOL. 2 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1918. No. 460 GERMANY ACCEPTS ARMISTICE TERMS AND ALL HOSTILITIES ARE CONCLUDED; CONDITIONS ANNOUNCED BY PRESIDENT President Announces Signing of Armistice. My fellow countrymen: The armistice was signed this morning. Everything for which America fought has been accomplished. It will- now be our fortunate duty to assist by example, by sober, friendly counsel, and by mnaterial aid in the establishment of just democracy throughout the world. WOODROW WILSON. The Secretary of State an- armistic, between the Allies November 11, 1918, and that nounces the receipt of advices and the United States and Ger- hostilities would cease at 11 from.Paris which state Jha the many was signed at 5 a. In., a. m. to-day. DRAFT CALLS SUSPENDED, GERMANY TO GIVE UP ALSACE-LORRAINE, SECRETARY OF WAR ANNOUNCES DEMOBILIZE ARMIES, MAKE REPARATION, Men Now Entrained for Camps UNDER TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT SIGNED Also to be Turned Back as Far as Possible. stupendous change it will in some President Tells Con- degree lighten my sense of respon- gress of Armistice sibility to perform in person the At 10.50 o'clock this morning the See- duty of communicating to you some retary of \Yar made the following an- Terms of the larger circumstances of the nouncement: situation with I have suspended further calls under which it is necessary At a joint session of the two to deal. -
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS in the JACOBS CREEK, STONY BROOK, and BEDEN BROOK DRAINAGE BASINS, WEST-CENTRAL NEW JERSEY, 1986-88 By
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS IN THE JACOBS CREEK, STONY BROOK, AND BEDEN BROOK DRAINAGE BASINS, WEST-CENTRAL NEW JERSEY, 1986-88 By Eric Jacobsen, Mark A. Hardy, and Barbara A. Kurtz U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Water-Resources Investigations Report 91-4164 Prepared in cooperation with the NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENERGY West Trenton, New Jersey 1993 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BRUCE BABBITT, Secretary U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Dallas L. Peck, Director For additional information Copies of this report can be write to: purchased from: District Chief U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Geological Survey Books and Open-File Reports Section Mountain View Office Park Box 25425 Suite 206 Federal Center 810 Bear Tavern Road Denver, CO 80225 West Trenton, NJ 08628 CONTENTS Page Abstract.............................................................. 1 Introduction.......................................................... 2 Purpose and scope................................................ 2 Previous studies................................................. 2 Acknowledgments.................................................. 2 Description of study area............................................. 4 Location and setting............................................. 4 Climate.......................................................... 4 Geology.......................................................... 6 Hydrogeology..................................................... 6 Methods of investigation.............................................. 8 Ground