Woodbridge: New Jersey's Oldest Township (Making of America Series)

by Virginia Bergen Troeger, Robert J. Mcewen

Overview

Comprised of ten distinct communities, Woodbridge Township, New Jersey nevertheless has a unified identity with historic roots reaching back more than 330 years. Originally populated by Native Americans, the Dutch claimed the area in the early seventeenth century before the English established the religious, political, and educational heritage that Woodbridge boasts today. In the 1800s, the township flourished under the leadership of residents who provided strong social ties and entrepreneurs who developed the clay and brick companies as well as the once popular Boynton Beach resort in Sewaren. Dedicated citizens continued their commitment to Woodbridge's progress and prosperity through the years.

Woodbridge: New Jersey's Oldest Township takes readers on a trip through an ever-changing community. Vintage photographs, maps, and a lively narrative reveal the heroic actions of citizens such as Janet Pike Gage, who raised the town's first liberty pole, and Reverend Azel Roe, the minister who defied the British during the Revolutionary War. Readers accompany the town's growth through the rise and fall of the clay and brick industries that once defined the local economy from 1825 to the onset of the Great Depression. Voted "All-America City" in 1964 by the National Municipal League, the community continues to uphold the legacy of the people who made it such a great place to live and work. Woodbridge: New Jersey's Oldest Township is a memorable tribute to this tradition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738523941
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	11/28/2002
Series:	Making of America Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Authors Virginia Bergen Troeger and Robert J. McEwen have their own lasting memories of the Woodbridge they know and love. They join here to pass on the stories and pictures that capture the past and present of this vibrant township. Fostering the continuing spirit of discovery of Woodbridge, these two accomplished historians present the people, places, and events in a new light, creating a volume for the residents of today and all those interested in the intriguing story of an enduring American township.

Authors Virginia Bergen Troeger and Robert J. McEwen have their own lasting memories of the Woodbridge they know and love. They join here to pass on the stories and pictures that capture the past and present of this vibrant township. Fostering the continuing spirit of discovery of Woodbridge, these two accomplished historians present the people, places, and events in a new light, creating a volume for the residents of today and all those interested in the intriguing story of an enduring American township.