First settled along a tributary of the Raritan River in 1720; South River was known as Willettstown and later as Washington. Part of East Brunswick until 1898; it emerged as an independent borough in Middlesex County with the passage of the state law to incorporate it. Although comprising fewer than three square miles; South River once served as a shipping and transportation link between New York and Philadelphia and has been home to industry since the first brickyard was established in the mid-1800s. Sand and clay mining; brick and tile manufacturing; shipbuilding; and textile and clothing manufacture have played significant roles in the development of the borough; as have the numerous ethnic groups in the community. Spanning the years from 1891 to 1906; the images included in this book document a time when hotels; embroidery factories; brickyards; and small businesses flourished while the population doubled and a trolley line simplified connections with nearby communities.
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