Bedminster Township in Somerset County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Melick Home
Photographed by Jenna Galley, August 18, 2014
1. Melick Home Marker
Erected by State of New Jersey.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1751.
Location. 40° 41.451′ N, 74° 38.923′ W. Marker is near Bedminster, New Jersey, in Somerset County. It is in Bedminster Township. It is on Old Dutch Road East. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bedminster NJ 07921, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Peapack Brook Rural Industrial Historic District (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); African Burying Ground (approx. half a mile away); Far Hills War Monument (approx. 0.7 miles away); "Natirar" (approx. 0.7 miles away); Bedminster War Memorials (approx. 0.7 miles away); Far Hills Station (approx. 0.9 miles away); Peapack-Gladstone Lime Kiln Park (approx. 1½ miles away); Moses Craig Lime Kilns (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bedminster.
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Photographed by Jenna Galley, August 18, 2014
2. View along Old Dutch Road
Photographed by Jenna Galley, August 18, 2014
3. View with house in the background
Photographed by Ken Kaufman, August 21, 2014
4. Title page of Mellick's 1889 work.
From the local history collection of the Somerset County Library System.
Photographed by Percy Moran, unknown
5. Photograph of home appearing in "Story of an Old Farm"
From the local history collection of the Somerset County Library System.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2014, by Somerset County Library Staff of Bridgewater, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,570 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 21, 2014, by Somerset County Library Staff of Bridgewater, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
