325th Anniversary - Bound Brook, NJ - Community Commemoration on Waymarking.com

The plaque accompanying a tree reads:

"Dedicated
December 2006
325th Anniversary of Bound Brook

Donated By
Robert Billian
and
Bound Brook Chamber of Commerce"

From Wikipedia (visit link) we learn that the anniversary refers to the first settlement here. The town wasn't incorporated until 1891.
"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 via the Green Brook on the eastern side of the borough.[19]

A wooden bridge over the Raritan River was erected as early as 1761 and named Queen's Bridge in 1767. Later, it became a covered bridge. During the American Revolutionary War the bridge was used repeatedly by both sides including during the Battle of Bound Brook in 1777. In 1875, the wooden bridge was replaced by a steel pipe truss bridge, which was itself replaced by a steel girder bridge in 1984, still using the old pillars. The bridge was renovated and paved in 2007.

The Battle of Bound Brook, one of the battles in the New York and New Jersey campaign during the American Revolutionary War, occurred on April 13, 1777, and resulted in a defeat for the Continental Army, who were routed by about 4,000 troops under British command."

The town's own webpage about it's history (visit link) doesn't discuss it's settlement...but we do learn that the Graham cracker was invented here.

Subject: Town Commemoration: 325 Date of Founding: 1681 Date of Commemoration: 2006 Address: Billion Park Bound Brook, NJ Overview Photograph: Yes Detail Photograph: Yes Web site if available: [Web Link]

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