Martinsville in Somerset County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Bolmer Farm House - 1754

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 25, 2010

1. Bolmer Farm House - 1754 Marker

Inscription. This remodeled farm house is the last of the farm houses built by members of the Bolmer family. Settling here before 1799, the Bolmers were the first early Dutch settlers in the fertile Washington Valley. Robert and Marie Bolmer had 12 children all baptized at the Dutch Reformed Church of Raritan. The Bolmers were staunch patriots and all the menfolk served their country in time of war and peace.

Erected by Somerset County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1799.

Location. 40° 36.252′ N, 74° 34.667′ W. Marker is in Martinsville, New Jersey, in Somerset County. It is at the intersection of W Circle Drive and Middle Road, on the right when traveling south on W Circle Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Martinsville NJ 08836, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bolmer Cemetery (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1777 Redoubt (approx. 0.2 miles away); Revolutionary War Reboubt 1777 and 1778/79 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Persian Gulf War (approx. 1.1 miles away); 1777 Encampment

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(approx. 1.2 miles away); Hobbstown (approx. 1.9 miles away); June of 1777 (approx. 2.1 miles away); Prince Rodgers (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Martinsville.

Martinsville Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 25, 2010

2. Martinsville Marker

Marker on W Circle Drive image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 25, 2010

3. Marker on W Circle Drive

Bolmer 1754 Farm House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 25, 2010

4. Bolmer 1754 Farm House

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,268 times since then and 100 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 25, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.