On Livingston Avenue north of New Street, on the left when traveling north.
Previously known as "Reade's State Theatre," "B.F. Keith's State" and "RKP State Theatre," the theater opened on December 26, 1921, with vaudeville acts and the silent movie White Oak. It was the largest theater in New Jersey at the time. When the . . . — — Map (db m218972) HM
On Old Trenton Road (County Route 535) east of Ancil Davison Road, on the left when traveling east.
Before European settlement, this land was home to the Lenni Lenape, whose name means “the first” or “original people.” Starting in the 1680s, the Proprietors of the Province of East New Jersey, including Governor Barclay and other Scots, influenced . . . — — Map (db m301068) HM
Congregation Anshe Emeth was founded October 11, 1859. It was the first incorporated Jewish congregation in Middlesex County, and the fourth in New Jersey. The congregation, which followed American Reform liturgical practices, built New Brunswick’s . . . — — Map (db m94036) HM
Original portion erected in accordance with an Act of the Provincial Assembly 1713 Capitol of the Province and the State of New Jersey 1713 - 1790 Courthouse of Middlesex County 1713 - 1793 City Hall of Perth Amboy 1718Rebuilt 1766-67 Enlarged and . . . — — Map (db m76798) HM
Plaque 1: This tower marks the site of the experimental laboratory built by Thomas Alva Edison, born Milan, Ohio, February 11, 1847. The laboratory structure occupied by the inventor from 1876 to 1886, was transported in 1929 by his friend . . . — — Map (db m33292) HM
Built c. 1750, this was the home of Dr. Moses Bloomfield (1729-91), noted surgeon and physician in Washington’s Continental Army during the Revolutionary war. Dr. Bloomfield, a Woodbridge native, was a Middlesex County delegate to the Convention . . . — — Map (db m126724) HM
On Somerset Street just east of College Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Listed in The New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places 2005
Restoration work funded in part by a grant from the Garden State Historic Preservation rust Fund, administered by the New Jersey Historic Trust, State of New Jersey . . . — — Map (db m208915) HM
The "Bill of Rights Arch" erected and dedicated November 20, 1989, is in tribute to the importance of New Jersey, as the first state to ratify the "Bill of Rights," and also to the proud role the City of Perth Amboy, as the First Capitol of New . . . — — Map (db m76780) HM
Built n 1871, this was the first public school building in Perth Amboy. The original eight-room school, which was doubled in size in 1905, exemplifies the best class of public school building erected in New Jersey in the years after the Civil War. . . . — — Map (db m93943) HM
Near Plainsboro Road 0.1 miles west of Enterprise Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Constructed on a 100-acre farm circa 1875, the John Van Buren Wicoff House was originally a two-story frame Italianate dwelling with two-story wings to the east, west and north. Born in this house in 1878, John V.B. Wicoff lived his entire life here . . . — — Map (db m308971) HM
On Rahway Avenue north of Trinity Lane when traveling north.
Not long after Woodbridge Township was founded in 1669, the Independent Meeting House was built nearby for nondenominational services. Records show that Anglican services were first held there in 1698. In 1710, it was announced that the Independent . . . — — Map (db m62703) HM
On Park Avenue just west of Lincoln Court, on the right when traveling west.
The New York and Long Branch Railroad (NY & LB RR) corridor established the first all rail mass transportation link between New York City and the New Jersey shore. The corridor extends for nearly 40 miles. In 1882, the NY & LB RR cobbled together . . . — — Map (db m223870) HM
This circa 1741 barn is the oldest in Cranbury and one of the oldest in New Jersey. It is a significant example of barn construction of the 18th century with its beams being hand hewn from white oak. Originally part of the Parsonage Plantation of . . . — — Map (db m93829) HM
The L.J. Smith Farmhouse, circa 1860 stands as a tribute to the 19th century farming community of East Brunswick. Here lived “Apple Kings” and “Master Farmers,” George Smith and his son, Lawrence J. Smith, who were renowned . . . — — Map (db m93891) HM
On Kilmer Road at Cliff Prescod Lane, on the left when traveling east on Kilmer Road.
Camp Kilmer was the first Army camp constructed for the express purpose of staging Army men to and from the New York Port of Embarkation. In August, 1941, the New York Port of Embarkation, in accordance with a directive from the Secretary of War, . . . — — Map (db m166517) WM
On Devoe Avenue (County Route 613), on the right when traveling south.
Spotswood is situated at the confluence of the Manalapan and Matchaponix, which form the South River. These waterways provided natural power for a series of industries, beginning with a saw mill established by the 1720s by noted regional Lenape . . . — — Map (db m95660) HM
The Camden & Amboy Railroad reached Spotswood in 1832 being built from Bordentown to South Amboy.
Based on British practice, stone “sleepers” were used to act as the foundation for the rails; quarries near New York’s Sing Sing prison were . . . — — Map (db m93880) HM
Near Grub Hill Church Road (State Road 609) 0.3 miles south of North Lodore Road, on the right when traveling south.
Born in Middlesex County on November 24, 1754, Joseph Eggleston was brought to Amelia County at the age of four to be raised at the nearby family homestead of "Egglestetton". Private schooling at home led to his entrance into William and Mary . . . — — Map (db m262995) HM WM
On Oxford Highway 2 1.1 kilometers west of Main Street South, on the right when traveling west.
Born in New Jersey, Hornor first came to Upper Canada
in 1793 and visited the unsettled township of Blenheim.
Disposing of his holdings in the United States. He emigrated to Blenheim in 1795. That year he completed (on lot 15, concession I) the . . . — — Map (db m231304) HM
The First Presbyterian Church of Woodbridge is home to the oldest Presbyterian congregation in Middlesex County and the sixth oldest in the state. Located at 600 Rahway Avenue and known as “The Old White Church”, its first service was conducted . . . — — Map (db m125836) HM
On Cross Street (Virginia Route 227) just south of Virginia Street ( Route 602), on the right when traveling south.
Welcome to Urbanna, Virginia
Along this walking tour you will find illustrated panels presenting many lively stories and facts about the town, its buildings, its residents and their lives. Urbanna's origin goes back to June 1680, when . . . — — Map (db m186685) HM
Near Newport Road, on the right when traveling north.
"On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law"
In 1928, the Boy Scouts of America purchased 287 acres of land at a cost of $10,000 from the estate of Edward Pierson (died 1922) for the . . . — — Map (db m37073) HM
On Washington Street at Main Street, on the left when traveling east on Washington Street.
This fine post-and-beam house has been home to numerous prominent Middletown figures since it was originally built in the 1750s. In 1777, Jehosaphat Starr, Jr. left this house, his birthplace, to become a Revolutionary War soldier. Within a few . . . — — Map (db m310861) HM
On Monument Street north of Great Meadow Road, on the right when traveling north.
This c. 1823 farmhouse was home to the first free generations of the Robbins family and their relatives who farmed, worked, went to school, supported anti-slavery efforts, and followed their own paths to independence. Here’s how those paths are . . . — — Map (db m223738) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
