Somerset County New Jersey 1688-1930

This sketch attempts to present a brief but accurate picture of Somerset County. A flood of facts was needed. And to assemble them it was necessary to resort to the information and data laboriously collected by others. It is to these persons that the writer wishes to express his deep gratitude and sincere appreciation, not only for their valued assistance, but also for the kind and willing spirit of that cooperation. It is the writer's pleasure to acknowledge such courteous help from Mr. Richard Whitney, former United States Senator Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, Senator Dryden Kuser, Mr. WilliamS. Woodruff and the Regional Planning Ass'n., Inc., of New York; from the newspapers, banks and industries of Somerset County; from all Somerset County officials, and the .Borough, Township and Town officials of the County; from the New Jersey State Highway, Library and Public Utility Commissions, and the State Departments of Agriculture, Health, Institutions and Agencies, Labor and Industry, and Banking and Insurance; from the Trenton office of the United States Weather Bureau and from Chester Van Tine