Warren (Somerset County) Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/category/towns/warren-somerset-county/ History and Gossip from New Jersey Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:46:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/mrlocalhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-Mr-local-History-250-Logo-theme.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Warren (Somerset County) Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/category/towns/warren-somerset-county/ 32 32 168989768 Five Landowners That Owned Half of Somerset County, New Jersey https://mrlocalhistory.org/five-landowners-that-owned-somerset-county/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/five-landowners-that-owned-somerset-county/#respond Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:40:37 +0000 https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=83890 Views: 1,170 Maps are such a great source of history, and this 1766 map doesn’t disappoint those looking to learn more about Somerset County, New Jersey’s history. Completed in 1766 by surveyors Benjamin Morgan and Joseph Hills, the Morgan–Hills Map is the earliest known comprehensive landownership map of Somerset County, New Jersey. Created just ten… Read More »Five Landowners That Owned Half of Somerset County, New Jersey

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/five-landowners-that-owned-somerset-county/feed/ 0 83890 Quicklinks – Tracking History From Selected Jersey Towns https://mrlocalhistory.org/quick-search/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/quick-search/#respond Sat, 29 Nov 2025 12:19:58 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=14213 Views: 5,106 Want a quick way to search for articles about the history of one of the towns we love to cover?The Mr. Local History Project has created a few quick searches to give you a head start. Our researchers choose where they cover. Official Name Nickname/Origin Photo Tidbit Link Bedminster Derived from Bedminster, a… Read More »Quicklinks – Tracking History From Selected Jersey Towns

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/quick-search/feed/ 0 14213 SAVED – Epstein Farm’s EggOmat in Warren Township, New Jersey https://mrlocalhistory.org/warren-eggomat/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/warren-eggomat/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2025 23:00:24 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=36372 Views: 24,141 UPDATE: After decades of sitting in a pile of rubble behind Warren’s DPW, the iconic and sole surviving Egg-O-Mat has been restored and dedicated to the residents of Warren Township, New Jersey. The Egg-O-Mat, a beloved and unique piece of Warren’s history, has returned to a roadside in Warren Township. An official dedication… Read More »SAVED – Epstein Farm’s EggOmat in Warren Township, New Jersey

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/warren-eggomat/feed/ 3 36372 Does Warren’s EggOmat Deserve a Keepsake in the NJ Historic Wooden Village Collection? Vote https://mrlocalhistory.org/eggomat-keepsake/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/eggomat-keepsake/#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:57:44 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=51365 Views: 2,665 The time – 1950s – the invention – The EggOmat, an egg vending machine enclosed in a wooden shed, born on Mountain Boulevard, across from the field that’s now home to municipal ballfields in Somerset County’s Warren Township, New Jersey. We’re here to consider honoring the EggOmat, an automated roadside egg stand that… Read More »Does Warren’s EggOmat Deserve a Keepsake in the NJ Historic Wooden Village Collection? Vote

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/eggomat-keepsake/feed/ 0 51365 Warren was Bernards Township Then March 5, 1806 Happened https://mrlocalhistory.org/warren-separates/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/warren-separates/#respond Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:52:14 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=50557 Views: 7,262 Bridgewater was chartered in 1749, and Bernards Township was chartered in 1760. After the Revolutionary War, no Royal Charters were issued, so you had to incorporate through a vote in the New Jersey legislature after submitting a petition to separate. That day became official on Thursday, March 5, 1806, when Warren Township became… Read More »Warren was Bernards Township Then March 5, 1806 Happened

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/warren-separates/feed/ 0 50557 Haunted Tales From Central New Jersey #3 https://mrlocalhistory.org/ghoststories3/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/ghoststories3/#comments Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:15:26 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=46922 Views: 4,383 Believe it or not, the dead are alive in central New Jersey, especially in northern Somerset County. The question is not whether they are real or not, but rather whether they are disturbing or friendly. As we share, the Mr. Local History Project is looking for the public to share their paranormal experiences… Read More »Haunted Tales From Central New Jersey #3

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/ghoststories3/feed/ 2 46922 Different Owners, Changing Times…Vermeule House in Green Brook Remains https://mrlocalhistory.org/vermeule-house/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/vermeule-house/#respond Mon, 27 Nov 2023 15:32:00 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=40786 Views: 4,737 Less than half a mile down Green Brook Road in Green Brook, New Jersey, sits a sizable but inconspicuous old house. This house is known locally as the Dr. John Vermeule House or the Vermeule House (pronounced Ver-Mule). Through the years, the Vermeule house has changed hands many times and has belonged to… Read More »Different Owners, Changing Times…Vermeule House in Green Brook Remains

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/vermeule-house/feed/ 0 40786 What Is That Tiny Green Gate House on Hillcrest Road in Warren Twp, New Jersey https://mrlocalhistory.org/mysterious-warren-tiny-gate-house/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/mysterious-warren-tiny-gate-house/#comments Sat, 18 Nov 2023 15:04:56 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=39845 The Mr. Local History Project explores the mysterious past of the tiny house on 32 Hillcrest Road, Warren Township. Before being surrounded by modern development, this rural area was once home to German-Jewish farmers escaping World War 2, and underwent several ownership changes, a testament to its intriguing history.

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/mysterious-warren-tiny-gate-house/feed/ 2 39845 Warren’s Schwaebische Alb Was a Jersey Octoberfest Institution https://mrlocalhistory.org/retrospective-warrens-schwaebische-alb/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/retrospective-warrens-schwaebische-alb/#comments Sat, 08 Jul 2023 15:57:49 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=37104 Views: 15,224 HELP THIS STORY: We are still looking for photos of the beer garden or any photos taken after 1970. We are also still researching the sale date to Warren Township and the final teardown date. Contact us if you know so we can complete the post. Our retrospective begins just after prohibition, when a… Read More »Warren’s Schwaebische Alb Was a Jersey Octoberfest Institution

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/retrospective-warrens-schwaebische-alb/feed/ 10 37104 Remembering Dewy Meadow Farm and Those Chicken Pot Pies https://mrlocalhistory.org/remembering-dewy-meadow-farm-and-those-chicken-pot-pies/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/remembering-dewy-meadow-farm-and-those-chicken-pot-pies/#comments Mon, 19 Jun 2023 14:34:50 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=36602 Views: 10,155 They came from all over Jersey to the sleepy section of West Millington in Bernards Township for some of the freshest farm goods anyone could get anywhere. Once a quiet enclave a few miles north of Rt. 22 would be one of the most famous farms in all of New Jersey – The… Read More »Remembering Dewy Meadow Farm and Those Chicken Pot Pies

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/remembering-dewy-meadow-farm-and-those-chicken-pot-pies/feed/ 4 36602 Mapping Historic Icons in Warren Township, New Jersey https://mrlocalhistory.org/mapping-historic-sites-in-warren-township-new-jersey/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/mapping-historic-sites-in-warren-township-new-jersey/#respond Sun, 18 Jun 2023 14:39:50 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=36585 Views: 9,952 There are lots of Warrens in New Jersey. We are happy to announce that the Mr. Local History Project has started covering the Somerset County township. Going way back to the 1600s, honoring Warren for his service to our country, and the once vast farmlands of the Garden State. Heck we start with… Read More »Mapping Historic Icons in Warren Township, New Jersey

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