Bound Brook, New Jersey

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borough municipality

Bound Brook, New Jersey is a small historic borough in Somerset County known for its Raritan River location, Revolutionary War significance, and recurring flood-control efforts.

Aliases (3)

Bound Brook ×1
Bound Brook Borough Council ×1
Bound Brook, New Jersey, United States ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	borough → municipality →
adjacentMunicipality	Bridgewater Township, New Jersey → Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey → Middlesex Borough, New Jersey → South Bound Brook, New Jersey →
areaCode	732 → 848 →
country	United States →
county	Somerset County, New Jersey NERFINISHED →
countySeatOf	none →
elevation	approximately 30 feet above sea level →
fipsCode	34-06760 →
floodControlEfforts	Green Brook Flood Control Project →
floodRisk	subject to recurring flooding from Raritan River →
gnisFeatureID	0885170 →
governmentType	borough form of New Jersey municipal government →
hasBoroughCouncil	Bound Brook Borough Council →
hasEmergencyServices	Bound Brook Fire Department → Bound Brook Police Department → Bound Brook Rescue Squad →
hasHighSchool	Bound Brook High School →
hasHistoricDistrict	Bound Brook Historic District →
hasLandmark	Old Stone Arch Bridge → Queen’s Bridge →
hasMayor	mayor of Bound Brook →
hasRailStation	Bound Brook station →
historicEra	American Revolutionary War →
historicEvent	Battle of Bound Brook →
historicSignificance	site of Revolutionary War activity →
incorporatedAsBorough	1891 →
locatedIn	Raritan Valley →
locatedNear	New Brunswick, New Jersey → Somerville, New Jersey NERFINISHED →
locatedOnRiver	Raritan River →
majorRoad	Interstate 287 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 22 →
namedAfter	Bound Brook (stream) →
partOf	New York metropolitan area →
postalCode	08805 →
region	Central New Jersey →
schoolDistrict	Bound Brook School District →
state	New Jersey →
timezone	Eastern Time Zone →
transportation	NJ Transit Raritan Valley Line →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Middlesex Borough, New Jersey →	adjacentTo
Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey →	borderedBy
Somerset County, New Jersey →	containsMunicipality
Bound Brook, New Jersey ("Bound Brook Borough Council") →	hasBoroughCouncil
Middlebush, New Jersey →	near
Upton Sinclair ("Bound Brook, New Jersey, United States") →	placeOfDeath
Raritan River ("Bound Brook") →	tributary