Description
First settled along a tributary of the Raritan River in 1720, South River was known as Willettstown and later as Washington. Part of East Brunswick until 1898, it emerged as an independent borough in Middlesex County with the passage of the state law to i
About the Author
Bartz, Stephanie: - Stephanie Bartz, Brian Armstrong, and Nan Whitehead each have a family connection to South River that dates back to the 1800s, and each is actively involved in the work of the South River Historical & Preservation Society, Inc. The Van Dyke Reid Collection, from which the images were selected, is part of the archival collections housed at the South River Museum and maintained by the South River Historical & Preservation Society.