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Home→Published 2019 → October

Monthly Archives: October 2019

Discover Montgomery’s Past

Van Harlingen Historical Society Posted on October 2, 2019 by adminOctober 2, 2019

Open House – Saturday, October 12, 1:00-4:00 pm  Self-guided tour Locations: 1752 Dirk Gulick House (506 County Road 601) Farm Museum (124 Montgomery Rd) Parking available at the 124 Club at the 1860 House 1853 Bedensville Schoolhouse (Burnt Hill Rd, Skillman) … Continue reading →

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The Story of Montgomery Volunteer Fire Company #1

Van Harlingen Historical Society Posted on October 2, 2019 by adminOctober 2, 2019

October 10, Thursday, at 7 pm at Montgomery Volunteer Fire Building Two devastating fires in quick succession back in 1939 energized the determination of a handful who had stood helpless in the face of calamity and out of the ashes … Continue reading →

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Saturday Afternoon Local History Movies at the Gulick House

Van Harlingen Historical Society Posted on October 2, 2019 by adminOctober 2, 2019

  September 28 at 1pm   Frog War! The Mercer & Somerset Railroad Story October 26 at 1 pm        Then & Now: Montgomery & Rocky Hill                 November 30 at 1 pm   The Delaware and Raritan Canal                               December 28 at 1 pm    We Remember Montgomery … Continue reading →

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The Mercer & Somerset Railway Company and a Frog War

Van Harlingen Historical Society Posted on October 2, 2019 by adminOctober 2, 2019

 September 26, Thursday, at 7 pm at Mary Jacobs Library  The New Jersey State Legislature incorporated the Mercer and Somerset Railway Company in 1870 and granted them a charter to build a railroad between Trenton and Millstone.  In 1873, the … Continue reading →

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