Bonhamtown is a
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of
Edison in
Middlesex County, in the
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History
The area was named after Nicholas Bonham, a
freeholder from the 17th century. Along with
New Dover,
New Durham, and
Stelton, it is one of the older historical communities established before the present-day municipality was incorporated. The historical community of Bonhamtown was originally part of Woodbridge Township. Bonhamtown became part of Raritan Township in 1870 when it was formed from portions of
Woodbridge
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townships. Raritan Township was renamed Edison Township in 1954.
Bonhamtown was the site of the
Battle of Punk Hill in March 1777, a skirmish between American militias and regulars facing 3,000 British soldiers that took place during the
Forage War
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s during the
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Geography
Bonhamtown is surrounded by several major roads, which include:
Interstate 287
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, the
New Jersey Turnpike
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U.S. Route 1
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,
Route 27, and
Route 440.
The Bonhamtown Branch of
Conrail Shared Assets Operations
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runs through the area from the Northeast Corridor to
Raritan Center
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Sited on part of the former Raritan Arsenal, the Raritan Center Business Park is a logistics center with office buildings and millions of square feet of light manufacturing or ...
, site of the former Raritan Arsenal.
See also
*
List of neighborhoods in Edison, New Jersey
Edison, New Jersey is a Township (New Jersey), township in Middlesex County, New Jersey in central New Jersey. The township was originally founded as the settlement of Piscatawaytown, New Jersey, Piscatawaytown, a small neighborhood that still e ...
References
External links
Bonhamtown City-Data ProfileBonhamtown Community Profile
Neighborhoods in Edison, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Unincorporated communities in New Jersey
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