Also known as the garden state, new jersey has been a center for hightech industry and invention throughout its existence. Nj lottery adds xtra feature to pick 6 game lottery post. Welcome to extended stay america piscataway rutgers university. Etra baiano passed away on october 5, 2019 at the age of 92 in asbury park, new jersey. This book of short little known new jersey history kept me turning the pages. The borough of hightstown,156 bank street, hightstown nj.
Local history, teaneck, new jersey, cities, william phelps, mildred taylor, george washington, colonial america, david pieterzoon devries, fairleigh dickinson university. A history of the garden state presents a fresh, comprehensive overview of new jerseys history from the prehistoric era to the present. The surroundings of etra is mostly residential homes occupied and abandoned and farmland. Etra lake park 9 disbrow hill road, east windsor, nj 08520. Before she became catherine the great, legendary empress of russia, s. At etrade, youre in full control of your financial future. The three books are titled the vineyard of liberty, the workshop of. The new jersey center for the book and the newark public library presented a program in celebration of new jersey s 350th anniversary on saturday, january 18, 2014 from 11am to. Embracing a compendious history of the state, from its early discovery and settlement by europeans, brought down to the present time by isaac s. New jersey has a long and distinguished history that dates back far before the american revolution, in which the state played a pivotal role. History of the county of hudson, new jersey, from its earliest settlement to the present time by charles h. With histories of lives, families, and landmarks, stafford chronicles vividly reconstructs different ways of life in a town that has seen many changes. Nov 07, 2012 new jersey has a rich history which makes it something of a bellwether state for all 50. History of camden county in the great war, 19171918 1919 766 pages.
Funeral home services for etra are being provided by buckley funeral home asbury park. View sales history, tax history, home value estimates, and overhead views. Mulford civil war regiments from new jersey, 18611865 by james stewart jr. The official web site for the state of new jersey history. Theres so much history in this state, its hard to pack it into one book. The zierdt site in montague, sussex county and the plenge site along the musconetcong river in franklin township, warren county, as well as the dutchess cave in orange county, new york, represent camp sites of paleoindians. Its primary function is for recreation, and it is confined to the athletic field complex. Explore extended stay america hotels in etra, new jersey, equipped with full kitchens for nightly, weekly and monthly stays at our guaranteed lowest rates. East windsors largest park, etra lake park, is located just east of the community. From the book of discipline of the united methodist church 2004. Hightstown memorial library branch mercer county library system. You can enhance martin etras memory by upgrading martins public record with words and pictures, signing martins memory book, recording an audio memory or lighting a candle.
History of the fifteenth new jersey volunteer infantry by alanson a. Hightstown, nj 08520 is a 0 sqft home sold on 08011977 and is owned by east windsor township. Paleoindians first settled in the area of presentday new jersey after the wisconsin glacier melted around,000 b. New jersey has been a leader in industrial research and development since the establishment in 1876 of thomas edisons research facility in menlo park. Official website of east windsor township, new jersey parks. Jan 28, 2017 listen to this extra history series as a podcast. The hightstown memorial branch is a unique member of the library system because of its history, location and resources. This site requires the adobe flash player and adobe acrobat reader be installed on your computer. It spans from where nj was young with revolutionary war history, through to the civil war, right to the 1950s. Check official timezones, exact actual time and daylight savings time conversion dates in 2020 for etra, nj, united states of america fall time change 2020 dst to eastern standard time.
With illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers. Selznick after discovering the novel as his new york representative, died yesterday at the meadow lakes retirement community in hightstown. What are the best books on the history of new jersey. History of hunterdon and somerset counties, new jersey. Social protest in the 1960s and 1970s june 23, 1967 this day in diplomacy. The mythmakers, richard stillmand and gerald fierst, performed a funfilled journey of stories and songs that captured the highlights of new jersey s history. After 1890, the village took the name etra after its most prominent resident, edward taylor rosel applegate 1831 1915. Hutchinson, east new jersey land records, 17571763, books i2 and k2 lewes, delaware. The village of etra east windsor township, new jersey. It is bordered by new york state n and, across the hudson river and new york harbor, e, the atlantic. The new jersey center for the book, the founder of the literacy alliance of new jersey, sponsored a statewide celebration of the renowned young peoples author jacqueline woodson, at the college of new jersey campus, on october 16, 2019. Aug 10, 2014 i have depressingly few books on the history of new jersey, but the ones i do have are pretty good. The paterson, new jersey histories book collection is a group of 8 books that detail the history of paterson and passaic county primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries. My vote for a history that is both detailed and written at the level of the general reader would be the three volume series.
Originally settled by native americans, new jersey has welcomed waves of immigrants, from the dutch and english in the 1600s to. New york, 1911, by edgar jacob fisher page images at hathitrust the story of an old farm. You can enhance martin etra s memory by upgrading martins public record with words and pictures, signing martins memory book, recording an audio memory or lighting a candle. The village of etra go to table of contents one of the first residents in this area was a local miller named john cosinari who bought land on the rocky brook around todays milford road. Nj history books do you know the history of your town. Modern day preservation and the hightstowneast windsor historical society. Catherine the great not quite catherine yet extra history. If you do not have these programs you can download them, for. Google translate is an online service for which the user pays nothing to obtain a purported language translation. East windsor police athletic league ewpal 30 airport road, east windsor, nj 08520. Monmouth county park system parks perrineville lake park.
List of books and articles about new jersey history. New jersey has a long and distinguished history that dates back far before the american revolution in which the state played a pivotal role. The findings of archaeologists, political, social, and economic historians provide a new look at how the garden state has evolved. Maintaining a library of pictures, documents and books of local. Etra, nj extended stay hotels extended stay america.
Official website of east windsor township, new jersey. Current local time in etra, mercer county, new jersey, usa, eastern time zone. Enjoy your visit with a roomy suite at extended stay america and get convenient amenities like onsite laundry and free inroom wifi. Taxes related to these credits and offers are the customers responsibility.
The brook, which was mentioned as a boundary in a native american deed, provides the source of the boroughs name. Death record and obituary for bernard etra from teaneck, new jersey. History of the first united methodist church of hightstown. The story of the area of presentday new jersey begins at the end of the younger dryas, about 15,000 years ago.
Jul 10, 2012 new jersey also lacks the regional peculiarities that have nourished novelists in other parts of america the urban thrum of the eastern seaboard and the industrial midwest, the magnolia murk and tortured history of the south, the soulexposing vastness of the bigsky west, the sundazed sprawl of southern california. Piscataway, new jersey is filled with historic homes and features the beautiful rutgers ecological preserve. Native americans moved into new jersey soon after the reversal of the younger dryas. History hunterdon somerset counties new jersey abebooks. From its origin in 1746 to the commencement of 1854, volume 2 by john maclean. Official website of east windsor township, new jersey the village. With histories of lives, families, and landmarks, stafford chronicles vividly reconstructs different ways. History of bound brook the area was first settled in 1681 and a community was established near the bound brook stream of the same name, which flows into the raritan river from the green brook on the eastern side of the borough. Genealogicalancestry found history of hudson and bergen counties, new jersey by cornelius burnham harvey 1900 617 pages.
List of books and articles about new jersey history online. Nelson, documents relating to the colonial history of the state of new jersey. From the garden state parkway or the nj turnpike, take interstate 195 to exit 16 route 537, freehold. New jersey, middle atlantic state of the e united states. This handsome illustrated volume was published to mark americas 200th birthday. Municipalities by county in new jersey new jersey constitutional convention proceedings 1947 new jersey in the american revolution, 17631783. Paterson, new jersey historic book collection 8 books. Hightstown is a borough in mercer county, new jersey, united states. Historyancestry found and genealogy of fenwicks colony new jersey by thomas shourds 1876 553 pages. New jersey has a rich history which makes it something of a bellwether state for all 50. Martians from the orson welles produced radio drama based on the book the war of the.
Between 1770 and 1773, cosman built a gristmill which could grind grains such as corn and oats into flour. This book makes an attempt to explore new jerseys history from native american settlement through modern suburbanization. Applegate served as a judge in the mercer county court of common pleas and as a new jersey assemblyman. The long history of heavy industry in new jersey has left the state with the largest inventory of u. The state has a rich native american heritage and complex colonial history. As a history buff, while i heard some of these stories, i never knew some of the other details included, but there was more in this book that made me say. A documentary history new jerseys revolutionary experience. History of hunterdon and somerset counties, new jersey by snell, james p. Dreyfus park behind hickory corner library 8 hickory corner road, east windsor, nj 08520. His son, symmes mount, then became postmaster until the post office closed in 1933 hightstowneast windsor historical society. Located in the eastern portion of the township, it runs the perimeter of the disbrow hill athletic fields and is adjacent to etra lake park. These children pose in the schoolyard of the oneroom etra school.
Slavery and freedom in new jersey, 17751865 hardcover. History of the presbyterian church in flemington, new jersey, for a century. Etra lake pathway etra lake pathway is a paved path that is approximately 0. Superfund sites, and industrial cleanup is an important issue in its cities. Etra is an unincorporated community located within east windsor township, in mercer county, new jersey, united states.
Our history first united methodist church of hightstown. Morgans history of the new jersey conference of the a. Stockton gutenberg text and illustrated html new jersey as a royal province 1738 to 1776. A documentary history new jersey s revolutionary experience. Jacqueline woodson, library of congress ambassador for youth literature, headlines program. Stories of new jersey new york et al american book co. Whats happened all over the country has, in one way or another, happened in new jersey. Official website of east windsor township, new jersey township. The stories are based in southern ocean county, nj, but they range to high points of new jersey shore area history from the 1600s to the present. I never knew that, and i figured myself to be someone up on nj history. Electronic new jersey this site has lessons in nj history, very thought provoking. I highly recommend the encyclopedia of new jersey, which was published by rutgers university. Turn left north onto millstone road route 571 and proceed north 3 12 miles to intersection of millstone road and perrineville roadsweetmans lane.
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