Somerset, New
Jersey was visited by General George Washington and the Continental Congress
during the Revolutionary War. During this time, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas
Paine, Thomas Jefferson and Elias Boudinot traveled through the area.
The Old Dutch
Parsonage was erected in 1751 for the Dutch Reformed Churches. This building was
demolished for the purpose of railroad expansion. However, it was reconstructed
in 1775.
In 1768, Lord
Stirling built his manor. Today, it is used for a 1770s festival held each
October. Somerset’s Washington Rock observation post was built during 1777. The
Van Horne House was utilized by not only George Washington but also Abraham
Lincoln, Stirling, Generals Lee and Cornwallis.
Somerset’s Van
Veghten House was inhabited by Nathanael Greene. The Abraham Staats House served
as Baron Von Steuben’s military training camp during 1779.
The oldest white
oak tree still stands within Somerset, New Jersey soil.
Somerset’s annual
events include the Maple Sugaring, Woodland Walks, Sprint Plant Sale & Earth Day
Celebration, Family Fun Day, Wildlife Art & Carving Exhibition, Rose Day, Family
Fun Festival, Somerset County 4-H Fair, the 1770s Festival, Turkey Trot and
Festival of Trees.
Other annual events
are the Somerset County 4-H Association Doll Show, Big Apple Circus, Somerset
County Teen Arts Festival, Easter Egg Hunt, Sciencesational Day, NASA Space
Exhibit, Memorial Day Parade, the John Bailone Parade, Heritage Trail
Storytelling Festival and the Halloween Parade & Costume Contest.
Somerset Jobs 