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Piscataway (/ p ɪ ˈ s k æ t ə w eɪ / pih-SKAT-ə-way) is a township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [17] It is a suburb of the New York metropolitan area , in the Raritan Valley .
The Road Up Raritan Historic District is a 69-acre (28 ha) historic district located along River Road in the township of Piscataway in Middlesex County, New Jersey. [3] It is north of Raritan Landing, once an important inland port on the Raritan River during the 18th and 19th centuries.
East Jersey Old Town Village (also spelled East Jersey Olde Towne Village) is an open-air museum located in Johnson Park in Piscataway, New Jersey.The Village is a collection of Raritan Valley area historic buildings and includes original, reconstructed, and replicated 18th and 19th century vernacular architecture typical of farm and merchant communities of Central Jersey. [1]
Piscataway was settled New Englanders in the 17th century. In 1666, the first proprietary Governor of the Province of New Jersey , Philip Carteret , granted 12 new settlers from Massachusetts a 100 square mile allotment of land that was later founded as the townships of Piscataway and Woodbridge . [ 6 ]
The Matthias Smock House is a historic house located at 851 River Road in the township of Piscataway in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1938. [3]
Big Lots has more than 1,300 stores including 27 in New Jersey. In Monmouth and Ocean counties, stores are in Middletown, Ocean, Freehold Township, Toms River, Brick and Barnegat.
The farm was inaugurated on Thanksgiving Day in 1912. [1] 263 acres (1.06 km 2) of active farmland was purchased by Ernest H. Liebel from J. C. Letson in Stelton and each member was leased 1-acre (4,000 m 2) of land.
The remains of the once-thriving village lie beneath portions of Johnson Park and River Road. The Low House is one of two remaining structures from the Landing and is a vital link to Piscataway and Middlesex County history. Low wished the front of his home to reflect his stature as one of the most influential and prosperous men of the community.