The non-stop traffic and the general hustle and bustle of modern life swirl around the small historic cemetery next to the Pluckemin Presbyterian Church. Most of us rush by in cars without taking any notice. But men, women and children who helped create and shape New Jersey and our country as a whole inhabit that
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The 1766 map of Somerset County, NJ, by Benjamin Morgan and I. Hills shows many of the early landmarks and settlers of Bedminster Township. Bedminster at that time included the Borough of Peapack and Gladstone (created 1912). The surveyors paid close attention to the rivers and mills, which were key transportation and economic features.
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Even in the heat of battle, there are moments that unite us as human beings. One such moment occurred on January 5, 1777 in Pluckemin, NJ. British Army Officer Capt. William Leslie, son of a Scottish nobleman, had been mortally wounded by the Continental Army at the Battle of Princeton January 3, 1777. He was
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Bedminster Book Review: “The Story of an Old Farm” by Andrew D. Mellick is an unassuming title for one of the best history books ever written about New Jersey in colonial and Revolutionary times. The story centers on the farm and modest farmhouse built in 1751 in the heart of Bedminster. Originally published in 1889.
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