Green Brook, NJ 08812 -
Community Information
About our town
In 1872 a tract of land was subdivided off from Warren Township.
Thirteen years later in 1885 the Borough of North Plainfield was created
from a section of the subdivided land. The land at that time was
designated as North Plainfield. Many years later in 1926 the Borough of
Watchung was carved out of North Plainfield Township. The remaining land
continued until 1932 when the name changed to Green Brook Township.
The Green Brook and Green Brook Township took its name from the powerful
stream that flows from up in the mountains several miles away , feeding
from many smaller brooks and ponds along the way, in a southwesterly
direction for a distance of fifteen miles, into the Bound Brook then
into the Raritan River.
"Small Enough to Know You, Large Enough to Get Things Done" is the
unofficial motto of this Municipality known as the Township of Green
Brook. Green Brook currently has a population of about 5,600 residents
in a 4.6 square mile radius. Within the Township there are two schools,
the Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School which proudly carries a Blue
Ribbon Designation and the Green Brook Middle School.
Also contained within the boundaries of this community is Washington
Rock State Park, which commemorates the spot where George Washington and
Marquis De Lafayette watched the movement of the British soldiers during
the Revolutionary war, mainly the months of May and June 1777.
Washington Rock State Park was commissioned on March 17, 1913 and is
about 34 acres in size.
Resident Information
The Township of Green Brook is located in central New Jersey, with a
total land area of 4.6 square miles. It is bordered on the north by
Warren Township, and Watchung Borough; on the east by Watchung and North
Plainfield; on the south by Dunellen and Middlesex; and on the west by
Bridgewater Township.
Green Brook Township was formed out of a part of North Plainfield
Township in 1932. Settlement here was about one hundred years prior to
the Revolution on the Passaic River and down in the Valley, which was to
become know as Washingtons Valley.
Source: http://www.greenbrooktwp.org/
IMPORTANT GREEN BROOK
COMMUNITY LINKS
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Judith Weiniger,
Broker/Salesperson
REMAX Premier
60 Mountain Boulevard
Warren NJ 07059
Phone: 908-754-1500 |
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