buys the large estate on River Road just north of the railroad tracks. ![]() The last of them burns down in 1915.ġ890 Reformed Church congregation was established.ġ890 Robert Wood Johnson, Sr. Parsell.ġ889 Kitchenmeister's florist business began in "Floral Valley" at the end of North Fifth Avenue.ġ889 First grocery store was constructed on Raritan Avenue.ġ890 Johnson & Johnson constructed several small laboratory and storage buildings near North Adelaide Avenue. The school was designed by architect George K. It would become the Jewish Community Center in 1956 and the "Y" in 1961.ġ886 First schoolhouse opened at Benner Street and South Second Avenue. Along with his descendents, the Rice family, the house becomes known as the Meyer-Rice house. The Meyer-Rice house, built between 1853-1855ġ883 Christopher Meyer buys one of William Flagg's houses on Adelaide Avenue. The remaining bottling building on Montgomery Street is converted into apartments.ġ870 Highland Park annexed into the newly formed Raritan Township from Piscataway Township.ġ875 The Albany Street Bridge is purchased by Middlesex County and the toll booth is eliminated.ġ878 Wooden railroad bridge destroyed by fire. It burns down in 1912 except for one building. Now it is Amtrak's Northeast corridor line.ġ838 Camden and Amboy Railroad built wooden railroad bridge across the Raritan.ġ843 Livingston Homestead constructed on 150 acre property as summer house for New Yorkers Robert & Louisa Livingston, relatives of John Henry Livingston.ġ853-55 William Flagg builds three mansions overlooking the Raritan River in "Raritan Park." He names the new south side street Adelaide Avenue.ġ867 Brewery was established in the hollow west of North Second Avenue. ![]() ![]() Now Raritan Avenue and Route 27 (Lincoln Highway) from Sixth Avenue to Metuchen.ġ809 Newly appointed president of Queen's College, John Henry Livingston purchases 150-acre tract that will become known as the Livingston Manor.ġ835 Tornado causes significant damage to area houses, barns, and fields.ġ836 New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Company built a rail line that terminated on the Highland Park side of the Raritan River. 1685 John Inian established ferry service between New Brunswick and Highland Park.ġ700s A tavern and inn located near the ferry landing operates for many years.ġ776-1777 For seven months, thousands of Hessian and British troops occupy much of the land that would become Highland Park.ġ795 First toll bridge was constructed, replacing the ferry.ġ800s 1806 Essex-Middlesex Turnpike built from Metuchen to Highland Park.
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