The Raritan are two groups of Lenape people who lived around the lower Raritan River and the Raritan Bay, in what is now northeastern New Jersey, in the 16th century.
General area of Raritan territory
Marshes around the Raritan Bay
The Raritan River is a major river of New Jersey. Its watershed drains much of the mountainous area of the central part of the state, emptying into the Raritan Bay on the Atlantic Ocean.
Raritan River as seen from Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
Confluence of the South Branch and the North Branch with the Raritan River in Branchburg
Raritan River viewed from Queens Bridge in Bound Brook
Raritan River at the Fall Line, as seen from Highland Park