Have You Been To New Jersey’s Oldest Town?

We have so much amazing history here in New Jersey and every once in a while it’s nice to step back and appreciate the great things around us, like the oldest town in all of the Garden State.

Nothing is more charming than an adorable old town. Do you know which New Jersey town is the oldest? There are so many towns with rich histories that come to mind.

The Oldest Town In New Jersey

The first one that comes to my mind when I think about New Jersey history is Freehold, which is the seat of Monmouth County. It’s old, Freehold Borough was incorporated in 1879, but it’s not the oldest town in the state.

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What about the legendary Princeton? It has an amazing history that dates back many years, but since Princeton was incorporated in 1813, it’s not the state’s oldest either.

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Trenton is the state capital, so what about that? Well, it’s the oldest of all the towns we have mentioned, but even though it dates back to 1792, it’s still not the oldest.

The Charm Of Newark, New Jersey

Newark is a really old town, too. Newark was founded by the Puritans back in 1666. And even that doesn't qualify as New Jersey's oldest town.

To find the oldest town in our state, you'd have to travel back to 1630 when Michael Reyniersz Pauw was sold the deed to the area by the Dutch India Company, according to Only In Your State, and that area is Jersey City.

That concludes our New Jersey history lesson for today. Here’s the good news. No homework today, class.