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• 1806 - Warren Township is formed, separating from Bernards and Bridgewater Townships.
• 1988 - The Basking Ridge Historical Society changes its name to the Historical Society of the Somerset Hills to broaden its historical support to include all of the areas in the Somerset Hills area including Bedminster, Bernards Twp, Bernardsville, Far Hills,and Peapack Gladstone.

Somerset County's Weekend Journey Through the Past See three great historical sites in and around the historic Somerset Hills of New Jersey! Saturday & Sunday, October 8-9, 2011 Weekend Journey through the Past. Visit any of 23 local historic sites for free tours, exhibits and family activities Saturday 10-5 Sunday 12-4 Three tour stops right in the Somerset Hills area! Special events include: Farmstead Arts Center - Kennedy Martin Stelle Farmstead- Basking Ridge The four-acre site includes a farmhouse, wagon house, piggery and English barn which are significant as early examples of English and modified Dutch framing techniques. Previous owners of the farmstead include: the Reverend Samuel Kennedy, a distinguished local minister and educator; Colonel Ephraim Martin, a Revolutionary War hero and N.J. Legislator; the politically prominent Stelle family, and Gerald Pearson, the Bell Labs physicist who created the first successful solar cell. Website: http://farmsteadartscenter.org/ Vanderveer/Knox House & Museum: Bedminster The Jacobus Vanderveer House is the last surviving building associated with the Vanderveers, a family prominent in Bedminster Township history from its earliest settlement through the 19th century. General Henry Knox and his family lived in the house, which served as his headquarters during the winter of 1778-79 while he was in command of the Continental Artillery. Website: www.jvanderveerhouse.com United States Golf Association- Liberty Corner The USGA Museum is in the original Frothingham/Sloane House, a Georgian Revival mansion constructed in 1919, built for Thomas Frothingham and later sold to John Sloane, a prominent furniture retailer. It was designed by John Russell Pope, a leading designer of country houses for wealthy patrons early in the 20th century. He was later known for his monumental architecture in Washington, D.C., including the Jefferson Memorial. For an online THSSH historic profile - Click Here Museum admission FREE for this special weekend event  Personal Tours Research question and answer sessions Museum gift/souvenir shop on premises Read all about the history of the USGA Museum...click here Website: www.UGSAMuseum.com
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	In conjunction with local historical organizations, The Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission has designated the weekend of October 8-9, 2011, "Weekend Journey through the Past." some of the county's best historic sites will be open both days offering special exhibits, programs, and tours. Admission and parking at all of the sites are free.
	The Complete List for 2011 includes: 2011 Participating Sites: 1) Blackwells Mills Canal House, Franklin [closed due to flooding] 2) Codington Farmstead, Warren 3) First Reformed Church of Rocky Hill 4) Gen. John Frelinghuysen House/Raritan Public Library 5) Griggstown Schoolhouse, Franklin 6) Kennedy-Martin-Stelle Farmstead, Basking Ridge 7) Kirch-Ford-Terrill House, Warren (CLOSED due to flooding) 8) Mount Bethel Meeting House, Warren 9) Old Millstone Forge Blacksmith Shop & Museum, Millstone 10) Old Presbyterian Graveyard, Bound Brook 11) Relief Hose Company No. 2, Raritan 12) Daniel Robert House/ Somerville Borough Hall 13) South Branch School House, Branchburg 14) Abraham Staats House, South Bound Brook 15) Andrew Ten Eyck House, Branchburg 16) United States Golf Association/Frothingham Mansion, Far Hills 17) Vanderveer-Knox House, Bedminster 18) Van Horne House, Bridgewater 19) Van Veghten House, Bridgewater 20) Vermeule Mansion, North Plainfield 21) Vermeule-Mundy Farmstead, Green Brook 22) Wallace House, Somerville 23) Washington Rock State Park, Green Brook 24) Wyckoff-Garretson House, Franklin For further information, please call The Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission at 908-231-7110 or visit the event website at www.schistoryweekend.com.

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