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    Piscataway is a large suburban town in Middlesex County. Piscataway is a large and diverse suburb of New York City at the heart of the Raritan Valley region. The town is known for Rutgers University, as a huge portion of its campus is in Piscataway (the rest being in New Brunswick). The township also has rich colonial history.

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    Cornelius Low House at Raritan Landing

    In 1666, a group of European settlers coming from New Hampshire acquired 40,000 acres (16,000 ha) of land that had been occupied by the native Lenape. After the creation of East Jersey, the first proprietary Governor of the Province of East Jersey, Philip Carteret, granted these settlers from New England a 100-square-mile allotment of land that was later founded as the townships of Piscataway and Woodbridge.

    It had a population of about 57,000 in 2019.

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    While there is no designated station for Piscataway, a number of train stations are nearby in adjacent towns. The NJ Transit Northeast Corridor service provides service at Edison and New Brunswick stations to New York City. New Brunswick station, which is on the corner of Easton Ave. & Wall St. in the heart of downtown New Brunswick, is also served by the intercity Amtrak Northeast Regional and Keystone Service trains. The NJ Transit Raritan Valley Line provides service at Dunellen and Bound Brook stations to Newark/New York City. All these train stations are within 2 miles driving distance of Piscataway.

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    Piscataway is served by two major highways:

    • Interstate 287 runs through the 'heart' of Piscataway. It provides access to Edison and Staten Island in New York City to the southeast and Morristown and the Hudson Valley in upstate New York to the northwest.
    • State Route 18 start/ends in Piscataway. A vital route for Central Jersey, It is the main route to the Jersey Shore.

    County routes 501 and 529 also traverse the municipality.

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    NJ Transit provides bus service to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 114 route, and to Newark on the 65 and 66 routes.

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    Piscataway is served by several nearby international and domestic airports. Those include:

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    Map
    Map of Piscataway

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    • 1 Raritan Landing (historic village in Piscataway). A community that was established during the 18th century within Piscataway, it was once an inland port. It was the farthest upstream point that ocean-going ships could reach along the Raritan River. This port city remained vital to the region's economy through the mid-19th century. It is now a small suburban community that houses some historical sites. Raritan Landing (Q7294569) on Wikidata Raritan Landing, New Jersey on Wikipedia
    East Jersey Olde Towne Village
    • 2 East Jersey Olde Towne Village, 1050 River Road, +1 732-745-3030. 10AM - 4PM. An open air museum that highlights what life would've been like in the vicinity of Raritan Landing. The Village features a wide collection of Raritan Valley area historic buildings and (originals, reconstructed, and replicas) from the 18th and 19th century. These were typical of farm and merchant communities during that time. East Jersey Old Town Village (Q17515140) on Wikidata East Jersey Olde Towne Village on Wikipedia
    • 3 Metlar–Bodine House Museum, 1281 River Road, +1 732 463 8363. Historic house museum. Plans to display parlor wall from Ross Hall. Metlar-Bodine House Museum (Q6824173) on Wikidata Metlar–Bodine House on Wikipedia

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    Routes through Piscataway
    Hudson ValleyMorristownBridgewater  NW  SE  Edison Perth AmboyStaten Island
    END  NW  SE  New BrunswickFreeholdJersey Shore


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