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Originally published in 1939
Some of this information may no longer be current and in that case is presented for historical interest only.
Edited by GET NJ, COPYRIGHT 2003
Left on this street is the business center of MATAWAN (Indian, where two rivers
come together), 0.5 miles (60 alt., 2,264 pop.), a wealthy community lying between
Lake Lefferts and Lake Matawan. Main St. is a modern thoroughfare, bordered by
many houses more than 100 years old, and the FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH with
a tower designed by Stanford White. Matawan's principal factory makes electroplating supplies; others produce tiles and barrels. The New York and Long Branch
R.R. curves sharply to include a station in Matawan because rich local residents
bought heavily of stock when the line was planned. The less wealthy people of ad-
joining Keyport, deprived of the main line station that they had expected, have been
sore for about 60 years. It is some consolation to Keyporters that the Blue Comet to
Atlantic City and other fast trains do not stop at Matawan. The oldest house here
is the HAWKINS HOUSE (private), Mill Rd., a remodeled Dutch Colonial frame
dwelling of two stories, built c. 1700. The BURROWES MANSION (restaurant), 94
Main St., a three-story white frame house built in 1723, was the home of John Burrowes, the "Corn King," who was captured by the British during the Revolution
The defiance of Burrowes' daughter-in-law during the raid delayed the enemy long
enough for her young husband to escape. There are bullet holes on the landing to
the attic.
At Matawan on US 9 is the junction (straight ahead) with State 34
(see Tour 21) and (R) with State S28 (see Tour 13).
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