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New Market is an unincorporated community located within Piscataway Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.[2] It was also known historically as Quibbletown,[3] so called because of a dispute as to whether the Sabbath was on Saturday or Sunday.[citation needed]

New Market, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
William Vail House on New Market Street
New Market, New Jersey
New Market, New Jersey
New Market, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°34′27″N 74°27′09″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMiddlesex
TownshipPiscataway
Elevation75 ft (23 m)
GNIS feature ID878746[1]

Columbus Park


The Columbus Park playground with areas for baseball and tennis is located at 250 11th Street. The Columbus Park gazebo area located at the west end on New Market Pond is often used for concerts.[4] The Battle of Quibbletown, fought on February 8, 1777, was commemorated in the park for the 350th anniversary of the township's founding in 2016.[5]


References


  1. "New Market". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 11, 2015.
  3. Clayton, W. Woodford, ed. (1882). History of Union and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. p. 599.
  4. "Park Address List". Piscataway, New Jersey.
  5. Simmons, Kenneth (July 27, 2016). "Cannon Dedication Ceremony Commemorates Piscataway's 350th Anniversary". Tap into Piscataway.






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