Hillsborough in Somerset County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Belle Mead Army Services Forces Depot
Photographed by Thomas R. D'Amico
1. Belle Mead Army Services Forces Depot Marker
The 886 acre Belle Mead Depot was activated in April 1942. It had 45 miles of railroad track, 14 warehouses and seven million square feet of indoor and outdoor storage space. During World War II 5,000 tons of equipment was moved in and out of the Depot daily and it had a civilian workforce of over 2,500. At various times Italian and German POWs worked in the Depot. In 1958 it was acquired by the General Services Administration who used the Depot for the storage and distribution of federal supplies until it closed in 1991. In 2009 a portion of the site was sold to Somerset County for recreation and conservation purposes.
Erected 2019 by Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1942.
Location. 40° 29.117′ N, 74° 40.593′ W. Marker is in Hillsborough, New Jersey, in Somerset County. It can be reached from Mountain View Road west of Brook Drive, on the right when traveling west. The marker stands in Mountain View Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 141 Mountain View Road,
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Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, specifically in Central Jersey, in Greater Princeton, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Neshanic Reformed Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Harlingen Road Bridge (approx. 2.8 miles away); Opie/River Road Bridge (approx. 3.2 miles away); Thomas P. Huff Farmstead (approx. 4.1 miles away); Hillsborough Will Never Forget (approx. 4.4 miles away); Historic River Road and River Crossing (approx. 4.4 miles away); South Branch School (approx. 4½ miles away); Bridgepoint Historic District (approx. 4.6 miles away).
Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2025, by Josephine T. Taranto of Somerset County, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 847 times since then and 256 times this year. Last updated on April 9, 2025, by Josephine T. Taranto of Somerset County, New Jersey. Photo 1. submitted on January 13, 2025, by Josephine T. Taranto of Somerset County, New Jersey. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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