Fieldville, New Jersey
Fieldville, New Jersey | ||
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Township Piscataway | | |
Named for | John Field | |
Elevation | 69 ft (21 m) | |
GNIS feature ID | 883087[1] |
Fieldville is a historical
History
John Field (1659–1729) purchased 1,055 acres (427 ha) along the Raritan River in 1695 from Benjamin Clarke.[4]
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.[5]
Richard R. Field (1755–1840) lived in a frame house at 260 River Road, dated c. 1724 by a foundation stone.[6][7]
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.[8]
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.[3][9][10]
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.[11] 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:
See also
References
- ^ a b "Fieldville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 8, 2015.
- ^ Historic American Buildings Survey.)
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(help - ^ Pierce (1901a), pp. 580–1.
- ^ Meuly (1976), p. 31.
- ^ Gabrielan (2001), p. 31.
- ^ Meuly (1976), p. 33.
- ^ Meuly (1976), p. 32.
- ^ Pierce (1901b), p. 861.
- ^ Meuly (1976), p. 36.
- ISBN 0-7385-1081-5.
Bibliography
- Gabrielan, Randall (2001). Images of America: Piscataway Township. ISBN 0-7385-0439-4.
- Meuly, Walter C. (1976). History of Piscataway Township 1666–1976. Piscataway Bicentennial Commission.
- Pierce, Frederick Clifton (1901a). Field Genealogy: Being the Record of All the Field Family in America, Whose Ancestors Were in this Country Prior to 1700. Vol. 1. Virginia: W.B. Conkey Company.
- Pierce, Frederick Clifton (1901b). Field Genealogy: Being the Record of All the Field Family in America, Whose Ancestors Were in this Country Prior to 1700. Vol. 2. Virginia: W.B. Conkey Company.
External links
- "Fieldville Populated Place Profile". NJ HomeTownLocator.