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Historical Sites
Lakeview, The Buckelew House
Address: 203 Buckelew Avenue, Jamesburg, NJ 08831 Phone #: (732) 521-2040 Description: This historic house has a rich and magnificent history related not just to Jamesburg bu the State and Nation. Web Site: http://www.jamesburg.net/jhistory.html
Proprietary House / The Royal Governor's Mansion
Address: 149 Kearny Avenue, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 Phone #: (732) 826-5527 Fax: (732) 826-8889 Description: Built between 1762 and 1764, this was the home to William Franklin, last Royal Governor of NJ, and is the only remaining official governor's residence in the original 13 colonies. Nat'l Historic Register. Individual and group tours. Open all Year. Web Site: Click here to view their Site Edison Memorial Tower and Menlo Park Museum
Address: 37 Christie Street, Edison, NJ 08820 Phone #: (732) 549-3299 Description: A 131-foot tower by a 13 1/2-foot-high electric light bulb stands at the birthplace of recorded sound. Museum contains some of Edison's inventions, including phonographs and light bulbs. Open (Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm). Web Site: Click here to view their site Kearny Cottage
Address: 63 Catalpa Avenue, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 Phone #: (732) 826-1826 Description: This the 18th century residence was the home of Commodore Lawrence Kearny, sailor diplomat, who initiated the open door policy in China during the 1840's. Open all Year. Raritan Millstone : http://www.raritanmillstone.org/ |
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