Finderne, Bridgewater (formerly Raritan)
- Identifier
- NJS-PLC-00279
- Place Type
- City, Town, or Village
- Alternate Name
- Raritan
- Located In
- Bridgewater
- Description
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Finderne is an unincorporated community in Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, located east of Somerville. During the colonial era, this area was known as Raritan (not to be confused with the modern-day borough of Raritan, which is located west of Somerville).
The Reformed Dutch Church of Raritan was organized in this area in 1699 and was famously pastored by the Rev. Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen beginning in 1720. It was the first Reformed Dutch Church in the Raritan Valley region. Historical references to the "Raritan Church" in the 18th century are talking about this church, which stood near the Raritan River just east of modern-day Main Street/Finderne Avenue. Finderne was also the original location of the Old Dutch Parsonage, which was erected around 1751 and was associated with the Raritan Church. In order to preserve the historic parsonage building, when the railroad was constructed in Finderne in the early 20th century, the parsonage was moved west to Somerville, where it now stands next to the Wallace House. - Locality
- Bridgewater
- County (Modern)
- Somerset County
- State or Province
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States of America
- Latitude
- 40.556606
- Longitude
- -74.582381
- References
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"Our History," United Reformed Church, Somerville. https://urcsomerville.org/index.php/about-us/our-history.
Van Rossum, Helene. “Updates about Ukawsaw Gronniosaw Part 1: The Van Horne Plantation.” What Exit? New Jerseyana at Rutgers University Special Collections and University Archives (blog), August 23, 2023. https://sinclairnj.blogs.rutgers.edu/2023/08/updates-about-ukawsaw-gronniosaw-part-1-the-van-horne-plantation/.
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- Jesse Bayker
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