New Brunswick, New Jersey


 * This article is about a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey. For the Canadian province, see New Brunswick.

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New Brunswick is a city, and the county seat of Middlesex County, New Jersey.

History
The town name is taken from Braunschweig, a prominent city and principality in Lower Saxony, Germany.

In colonial times New Brunswick was on the King's Highway (Boston to Charleston) between the major cities of New York and Philadelphia. During the Revolutionary War it was occupied by British troops during the winter of 1776-1777. Rutgers University was founded in 1766. A large Hungarian community has grown up there in more recent years.

City Hall
New Brunswick website

City Hall 78 Bayard Street Telephone 732-745-5007

Library
Library website

New Brunswick Free Public Library 60 Livingston Avenue Telephone 732-745-5108

Online databases:


 * New Brunswick Daily Times (newspapers)
 * Willow Grove Cemetery List
 * New Brunswick WWII &amp; Korean War Casualties
 * Historical Postcard collection
 * New Brunswick Civil War Casualties