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History of Branchburg

In the early 1600s, the land that Branchburg now stands on belonged to the Raritans, a tribe of the Lenni Lenape Indians.  However, in 1686, the area was purchased by James Duke of York, Brother of King Charles II of England, who granted patents for all of the land in New Jersey, and the right to form a government, to two groups of proprietors.  It was then sold in small parcels to numerous Dutch and English settlers.  The area, known as East Jersey, was split into two provinces with a line that extended "straight from Little Egg Harbor to the most westernly corner of John Dobie's Plantation as it stands on the South Branch of the Raritan River...thence to run along the back of the adjoining plantations..." 

The Township of Branchburg was established in 1845, encompassing a total area of 20.2 square miles.  Residents enjoy cycling, recreational sports and a high quality of life away from the busy cities, while still within commuting distance of New York City and Philadelphia.
 


Branchburg City Resources

Township of Branchburg, NJ City Website

Municipal Building
1077 US Highway 202 North
Branchburg, NJ 08876
(908) 526-1300
Public Works, Health and Recreation
34 Kenbury Road
Branchburg, NJ 08876
(908) 526-1300
 
Police Department
590 Old York Road
Branchburg, NJ 08876
(908) 526-3830

Government:

State of New Jersey
New Jersey State Legislature
Somerset County

Somerset County Coalition on Affordable Housing

Hunterdon County

New Jersey State Departments & Agencies

News:
The Branchburg News
Courier News

Emergency Services:
Branchburg Rescue Squad

North Branch Volunteer Fire Company

Neshanic Volunteer Fire Company

Police Department and Public Safety:
Police Explorers Program

Somerset County Red Cross 
Area Hospitals:
Somerset Medical Center
Hunterdon Medical Center

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
 
Clubs & Organizations:
Branchburg
Rotary

Branchburg Girl Scouts
Somerset County 4-H
 

Transportation:
New Jersey Transit

Trans-Bridge Lines
 

Miscellaneous:

Somerset County Park Commission 
 

 


Branchburg Schools

Branchburg Township Board of Education


School Districts:
Hunterdon County School Districts
Middlesex County School Districts
Somerset County School Districts


eSchoolNews.com - Where K-12 education and technology meet



Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey - Located in New Brunswick/Piscataway, New Jersey

Rutgers University
Campus Information Services
Department of University Relations
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
542 George Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1281
Matt Weismantel, Senior Director
Location: Campus Information Services Building, College Avenue Campus
Raritan Valley Community College
Route 28 & Lamington Road
North Branch, New Jersey
908-526-1200
Raritan Valley Community College - committed to a quality and affordable education through effective teaching, liaisons with the community's businesses and state-of-the-art technology. 


Branchburg Recreation

Historical Sites:
"White Oaks" - The Estate of William P. Bowman

Originally from South Branch, William P. Bowman became the manager of the New York office the John A. Roebling Sons Company, and married a daughter of the Roebling family. The Roeblings were pioneers in the field of suspension bridge construction and had built the Brooklyn Bridge. The company they founded designed suspension bridges around the world and manufactured the steel cable used in their construction. A member of the family had been a passenger on the Titanic. William Bowman built this estate in 1911. The "Tavern Room" was paneled with wood from the old covered bridge at South Branch. That bridge had been built with wood salvaged from the Reformed Church at Millstone when it was rebuilt in 1826. In the mantle may be seen musket ball holes made in the church during a Revolutionary War Battle. The room was designed to resemble the public room of the White Oak Tavern. Mr. Bowman invited famous guests to carve their names into a trestle table in the room. The names include President Warren G. Harding, U.S. Senator Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, Ferdinand and Ruth Roebling, George Bogart, Louis Paul Dessar the artist, and renowned architect George B. Post of Bernardsville, who designed the Wisconsin State Capitol and many of the mansions in the Somerset Hills including his own estate, Claremont (see The Somerset Hills Landed Gentry Map).

Area Sports:

Branchburg Baseball

Branchburg Blaze Softball

Branchburg Girls Softball Association

Branchburg In-Town Soccer Club

Branchburg Travel Soccer Club

Branchburg Lacrosse

Somerset Patriots

Pop Warner Football & Cheerleading


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