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Amboy
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Native
language word Ompeage, meaning flat point of land. |
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Carteret
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|
Philip
Carteret, first governor. |
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Cheesequake
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Native
language word meaning quaking bog. |
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Metuchen
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Native
language word, Metachan, meaning firewood. |
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Middlesex
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In
early England, Middlesex County was between Essex (East Saxon
Land) and Sussex (South Saxon Land). |
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New
Brunswick -
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Originated
in Brunoswik, an early village in Germany. |
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Old
Bridge -
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Site
of first bridge across the South River. |
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Piscataway
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Indian
language word meaning It is getting dark. |
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Possumtown
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Trappers
found opossums to be plentiful. |
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Pumpkin
Patch Creek -
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Wild
pumpkins, thought to be poisonous, grew along small branch of
the Rahway River (Woodbridge). |
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Pumptown
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Probably
named for a pump in the middle of a road. |
|
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Quibbletown
(Squabbletown)-
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Baptist
Sects argued whether Saturday or Sunday is the Sabbath. |
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Raritan
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Native
language name for sweetwater. |
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Roundabout
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Sailboats
had to tack around many river turns. |
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Samptown
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|
Samp
is the Native language word for corn gruel. |
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Woodbridge
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|
Rev.
John Woodbridge |
