Английская Википедия:Fieldville, New Jersey
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use American English Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox settlement Fieldville is a historical unincorporated community located within Piscataway Township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] The location is sometimes described as being on River Road south of Bound Brook.[2] The community was named after John Field and his descendants who settled the area.
History
John Field (1659–1729) purchased Шаблон:Convert along the Raritan River in 1695 from Benjamin Clarke.Шаблон:Sfnp
Historic houses
The original Field House, built by John Field in 1710, was located between River Road and the Raritan River. It was destroyed in 1907.Шаблон:Sfnp
Richard R. Field (1755–1840) lived in a frame house at 260 River Road, dated Шаблон:Circa by a foundation stone.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp
John Field's grandson, John Field (born 1714), built a stone house at 625 River Road in 1743. A later addition was wood-frame construction.Шаблон:Sfnp
About 1868, Benjamin McDowell Field built a large two-story frame house along River Road. It was also known as the Kenneth Perry House, named after its last owner. The house was destroyed by fire in 1965.[2]Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp
Fieldville Dam
As part of the Delaware and Raritan Canal, a dam was constructed on the Raritan River at Fieldville to supply water for the last five miles of the canal to New Brunswick.[3] What remains of the dam can still be seen in the Raritan River, about 500 feet upstream from the I-287 North overpass near exit 10.
Transportation
Fieldville is accessed by two major roads: Interstate 287 and County Route 622 (River Road).
See also
References
Bibliography
External links
Шаблон:Middlesex County, New Jersey
- ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 8, 2015.
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
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