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Tweeting about history and events in the historic Somerset Hills of New Jersey including Basking Ridge, Bedminster, Bernardsville, Far Hills, Peapack, Gladstone

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1968 - NJDOT Dedicates Route 287 Bernards Township OpeningOn October 29, 1968 at 11:00am in Bernards Township, the New Jersey Department of Transportation dedicated the opening of Mt. Airy Road to North Maple Avenue exchanges. Work on the segment began August 13, 1965 under…

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1915 - First Steeplechase in Far HillsThe New Jersey Hunt Cup and the Essex Hounds Club run its first official steeplechase. The next year the event moves to Froh-Heim in Far Hills, the estate of Grant Schley, which later becomes Moorland Farms. Now called The Far Hills Race…

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1928 - Basking Ridge Historical Society Officially FormedAt the Maple Avenue School auditorium, a nominating committee nominates Mrs. Monroe Ellis as the first President of The Basking Ridge Historical Society. Mr. Ned O. Howlett (Vice President), Mrs. R.A. Everitt (Recordi…

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1950 - Brick Academy Plaque Dedication at Town Hall#THSSHdayinhistory - Sat. Oct 20, 1950 - Dedication of Brick Academy Plaque at Bernards Township Hall (The Brick Academy).

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1917 - National Service Night in BvilleAn assemblage of townsfolk and people from neighboring villages, numbering nearly 3,000, were on hand in Bernardsville on Thursday night, Oct. 18, 1917, to observe “National Service Night.”

The ceremony began with a parade from Depot S…

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1965 - Jacqueline Kennedy Leases Farmhouse in Bernardsville/Peapack#THSSHdayinhistory - The sec. for Jacqueline B. Kennedy confirmed former first lady “is leasing a small farmhouse Thursday, Oct. 21, 1965.

the former first lady “is leasing a small farmhouse in the Bernards…

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A great Sunday for history fans. Elder Voices discussion roundtable today at 2. Lord Stirling Festival today at 11. @THSSH Museum is open today at 2. Treasure Island today at KMS.

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1988 - Mike Tyson Bernardsville Police#THSSHdayinhistory - Oct. 2, 1988 Sunday, Police go to Mike Tyson/Robin Givens Bernardsville, N.J. home after hurling furniture out window. Givens and her mother flee the house.

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There is a rumor Mockingbird Cafe in Basking Ridge might be its last day today. Please tell us this is NOT true.

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2005 - Homestead Village Residents denounce Ridiculously Large HousesA half-dozen residents blasted the Bernards Township Committee on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2005, for allowing developers to build “ridiculous” large houses in their neighborhood of predominantly small homes.
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1942 - NYSE President Sells FarmThe Bedminster Township farm of Richard Whitney, former president of the New York Stock Exchange, was sold at auction in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 1942, to Wall Street attorney Francis J. Rogers for $40,000

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1995 - County Prosecutor Bissell indicted and Later Commits Suicide#THSSHdayinhistory - An Amoco gas station on Route 202-206 opposite The Hills development in Bedminster Township figured prominently in a 33-count federal indictment of Somerset County Prosecutor Nicholas L. …

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1946 - Christine Todd Whitman Born - Grand Neice of Founder of Far Hills #THSSHdayinhistory - September 26 Born: The great-grandniece of Grant B. Schley (Schley Mountain) is Christine Todd Whitman , Somerset Freeholder, NJ Governor, and EPA Secretary. September 26, 1946

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1940 - Police catch 15 year old Arsonist for Liberty Corner School Fire#THSSHdayinhistory - A 15-year-old boy, a ward of the state residing with Mrs. Donald Cameron of Liberty Corner in Bernards Township, was sentenced to the State Home for Boys in Jamesburg on Thursday, Se…

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1992 - President George HW Bush visits ATT HeadquartersPresident George H. W. Bush appeared at AT&T headquarters on North Maple Avenue in Bernards Township where he targeted women voters and criticized government-controlled social programs on Friday afternoon, Sept. 18.

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1992 - Beloved Congresswoman Fenwick DiesMillicent Fenwick, 82, the beloved former congresswoman who got her political start in Bernardsville, died at her home on Mendham Road on Wednesday morning, Sept. 16, 1992.

Known at one time as "the conscience of the Congress," Mrs. …

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1972 - Townhomes to be Built on Old AirportTownhouses would soon replace planes at the 50-year-old Somerset Hills Airport on Lord Stirling Road in Bernards Township, The News said on Thursday, Sept. 16.

The airport was scheduled to close on Oct. 15, with Lanid Corp. of Pars…

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#THSSH90 and the young historians. You did a great day of service. Thanks so much #younghistorians.

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#THSSH90 with the Cafe Racers at our 90th anniversary. Thanks so much for playing.

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#THSSH90 Charlie and his beloved mom Carmine Fortenbacker.