History Gallery

2010 March 15-24:  John Hemmings' presentation of "Historic Railroad in Washington Township"  where he discussed the 100 years (1876-1976) of Central Railroad of New Jersey in Washington Township - the "High Bridge Branch."  High resolution version of this program is available on DVD - see under Gift Shop on home-page.

2010 March 8:  Dr. Richard Veit presented "Archeological Discovery at Union Church Ruins".  Dr. Veit explains results of limited archeological excavation conducted during the summer of 2009. 

2009 Annual Report:  WTHS 2009 Annual Report summarizes various activities and achievements during the year.  

2009 Historic House Tour:  The 26th annual historic house tour was held on Saturday, December 12th.  Among the several houses selected for the tour, see two of the houses as pictured in early 1900s.

2009 Bell Dedication:  Pictures from the German Valley School Bell Dedication ceremony held on May 17th.  Also see a slide documentary for history of this bell.

2008 April 23:  James M. Beidler presented "Emigrating from Germany - 18th Century Odyssey". 

Pioneers of Washington Township:  Washington Township history written by George S. Dufford in 1932 for the Plainfield Courier News.  Articles from his newspaper publications are available in PDF format; please be forewarned that the associated file is in access of 30MB and may take considerable time to download depending on your network connection speed.

Short history of Washington Township: Read.

Browse the map of Washington Township by T. F. Chambers.