New Jersey as a colony and as a state, one of the original thirteen . THE COUNTY BUILDINGS AT FLEMINGTON IN IMO. 28G NEW JERSEY AS A COL. panies chartered in 1859, were evidences of prog-ress. In 1870 an act for the improvement of thetown was passed. Belvidere was incorporated in 1845, although asearly as 1828 a manufacturing company had beenlocated in the town and in 1830 the Belvidere Bankhad been chartered. The advantageous position of Somerville made ita distinctively manufacturing community. Whenthe Somerville Water Power Company came intoexistence, in 1840, there had been incorporated in
New Jersey as a colony and as a state, one of the original thirteen . THE COUNTY BUILDINGS AT FLEMINGTON IN IMO. 28G NEW JERSEY AS A COL. panies chartered in 1859, were evidences of prog-ress. In 1870 an act for the improvement of thetown was passed. Belvidere was incorporated in 1845, although asearly as 1828 a manufacturing company had beenlocated in the town and in 1830 the Belvidere Bankhad been chartered. The advantageous position of Somerville made ita distinctively manufacturing community. Whenthe Somerville Water Power Company came intoexistence, in 1840, there had been incorporated inthe town an aqueduct company, in 1807, a manu-facturing and a mining company, and a plant formaking pins and types. Between 1840 and 1860such enterprises as rope and bagging, cotton andwoolen, and gutta percha were located in the vil-lage. In 1863 an act for the improvement of Som-erville was passed, gas having been introduced in1853. The incorporation of Morristown in 1865 fol-lowed late in the period of permanent growth ofthe community. In 1799 the Aqueduct companyhad come into existence, followed in 1812 by theState Bank. In 183
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