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

Second Court House of Somerset County

Photographed by Sue Ridzy, April 5, 2014

1. Second Court House of Somerset County Marker

Inscription. To mark the site of the second court house of Somerset County in this place then called Hillsborough. Built in 1738 - Burned October 26, 1779 by tory raiders under Lt. Col. Simcoe of the Queens Rangers.

This tablet was set upon by the Society of Colonial Wars in the state of New Jersey. The Society of Sons of the Revolution in the state of New Jersey. The Somerset County Historical Society.

Erected 1911.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is October 26, 1861.

Location. 40° 30.139′ N, 74° 35.258′ W. Marker is in Millstone Borough, New Jersey, in Somerset County. It is on South River Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hillsborough NJ 08844, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s Central Jersey, in Greater Princeton, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere,

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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: Indian Mill Stone (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Millstone School House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Millstone (approx. 0.2 miles away); William L. Hutcheson Memorial Forest (approx. 1.3 miles away); General Frederick Frelinghuysen Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Blackwells Mills Canal House (approx. 2 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); American Revolution Army Encampent (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millstone Borough.

View from South River Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sue Ridzy, April 5, 2014

2. View from South River Street

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2014, by Somerset County Library Staff of Bridgewater, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 840 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 31, 2014, by Somerset County Library Staff of Bridgewater, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.