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County seats in New Jersey

  • Jersey City, New JerseyIn 1609, Henry Hudson anchored his small vessel Halve Maen at Sandy Hook and Harsimus Cove. He spent nine days surveying the area and meeting its inhabitants…
  • New Brunswick, New JerseyThe Minisink Trail intersected the Raritan River at a spot that would become New Brunswick, New Jersey. Native American travelers used this route long before…
  • Trenton, New JerseyThe Lenape Native Americans, specifically the Axion band, inhabited the area that would become Trenton during the mid-17th century.
  • Morristown, New JerseyIn the winter of 1779, General George Washington and his Continental Army huddled inside the Ford Mansion near Morristown.