New Market is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

located within Piscataway Township in Middlesex County,

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, United States. It was also known historically as Quibbletown, so called because of a dispute as to whether the

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was on Saturday or Sunday.

Columbus Park

The Columbus Park playground with areas for baseball and tennis is located at 250 11th Street. The Columbus Park gazebo area located at the west end on New Market Pond is often used for concerts. The

Battle of Quibbletown A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...

, fought on February 8, 1777, was commemorated in the park for the 350th anniversary of the township's founding in 2016. File:Columbus Park, Piscataway, NJ - New Market Pond area.jpg, Columbus Park by New Market Pond File:Columbus Park, Piscataway, NJ - The Grasshopper.jpg, Cannon by Columbus Park gazebo

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* Piscataway, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in Middlesex County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in New Jersey {{MiddlesexCountyNJ-geo-stub