Raritan, New Jersey
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Raritan is a borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,835, its highest decennial census count ever and an increa
Nevius Street Bridge
The Rariten Woolen Mills, pictured 1918 during the tail-end of WWI
Memorial plaque marking the Frelinghuysen estate site and signing of the Knox–Porter Resolution on July 2, 1921
The Nevius Street Bridge was completed in 1886 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company, it is still utilized by pedestrians crossing the river today
John Basilone
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John Basilone was a United States Marine Corps gunnery sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle for Henderson Field in the Guadalcanal campaign, and the Navy Cross posthu
Raritan, New Jersey
…People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Raritan include: John Basilone (1916–1945), awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Guadalcanal Tony Bongiovi (born 1947), record producer and recording engineer…
Basilone in 1943
John Basilone's headstone in Arlington National Cemetery
Navy Cross
Sergeant Lena Mae Basilone, USMC(WR), widow of John Basilone, prepares to christen the destroyer USS Basilone (December 21, 1945).