elcome to Goodspeed Histories, a website for Hunterdon County history, early West Jersey history, and the history of my home town, Delaware Township. 

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In recognition of our 250th anniversary, I recently updated and revised my article The Jubilee of 1826. The way that July 4th was celebrated only 50 years after the Declaration was signed tells us so much about what kind of country we are citizens of.

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Also, after an absence of some years, I have returned to study an interesting area of the old Village of Flemington–the property bordering Main Street on the west side, running from the Courthouse on the south to the Post Office on the north.

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These articles come under the heading of The County House, an old hotel located in the middle of this block on Main Street, that in the process of researching, turned out to be a Revolutionary War-era tavern. See County House Series. As my research continues, I am discovering more and more surprising things about the County Seat of Hunterdon.

There are many more articles to read here. Check out Recent Posts and Index to Articles.

—Marfy Goodspeed