. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. on power to dis-cern right ends, and the best methods of attaining them. His reputation isa rich, an invaluable legacy to his native state ; her citizens will benefitthemselves by remembering him who in his life-time was known as NewJerseys favorite son. BRIDGEWATER. Bridgewater is bounded N. by Bedminstcr and Bernard, NE. byWarren, SE. by Piscataway, Middlesex county, S. by Raritan river,separating it from Franklin and Hillsborough, and 8W. by Read-ington, Hunterdon co; greatest length 13, breadth 11 miles; sur-lace on th
. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. on power to dis-cern right ends, and the best methods of attaining them. His reputation isa rich, an invaluable legacy to his native state ; her citizens will benefitthemselves by remembering him who in his life-time was known as NewJerseys favorite son. BRIDGEWATER. Bridgewater is bounded N. by Bedminstcr and Bernard, NE. byWarren, SE. by Piscataway, Middlesex county, S. by Raritan river,separating it from Franklin and Hillsborough, and 8W. by Read-ington, Hunterdon co; greatest length 13, breadth 11 miles; sur-lace on the NE. mountainous, soil fertile. There are in the town-ship 16 stores. .3 woollen 5 tanneries, 5 grist-m., 2 saw-m ; manufac. Pop.^j-^i*^. Somerville, the county-seat, is pleasantly situated in the valley ofthe Raritan, about a mile N. of that stream, on the New Brunswickand Easton turnpike, 10 miles from the ibrmer, and 28NE. of Tren-ton. This village is principally built on a single street, running inan easterly direction. SOMERSET COUNTY. 449. Court House, Vler/cs and /Surrogates offices, at Somerville, N. J. S^morville, the county seat of Somerset County, on the line of the Central KaLlroadof New Jersey, is pk-asantly situated in the valley of the Earilan, about a mile fromthat stream, 10 miles from New Brunswick, and 28 N. E. of Trenton. The village iaprincipally situated on a single street, running in an easterly direction. BesidesthetJounty buildings, there is an academy, 5 hotels, 6 churches ; 2 Dutch Eeformed, 1 Epis-copal, 1 Methodist, 1 Baptist and 1 African; 3 newspaper printing offices, 2 banks and17 stores, and about 2,500 inhabitants. In 1840, a very liberal charter for a company was granted by thelegislature, for the purpose of bringing into use the water-power ofthe Raritan, at a spot situated near tSomerville. The company wasincorporated under the name of The Somerville Water PowerCompany, with a capital of !$200,000, and a right to incre
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