Liberty Corner, New Jersey

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Liberty Corner is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[1] located in Bernards Township, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2][3] Liberty Corner is about Script error: No such module "convert". south of Bernardsville. Liberty Corner has a post office with ZIP code 07938.[4] The Liberty Corner Historic District was listed on the state and national registers of historic places in 1991.

Demographics

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Historical population
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2020[6]

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Liberty Corner was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[7]

As of 2020, the population was 1877.[6]

History

In 1722, the area was known by its primary landholder, John Annin, as "Annin's Corner." This was changed to "Liberty Corner" during the American Revolution.[8]

On August 29, 1781, the First Brigade of the French Army, the Expédition Particulière, under command of the French general Comte de Rochambeau, camped here by Bullion's Tavern, along the route to Yorktown, Virginia. The next day they marched to the campground at Somerset Courthouse, now Millstone. The American Continental Army marched nearby along different roads as part of this joint effort.[9][10]

The Bonnie Brae School for boys was an orphanage in the area. It was founded in 1916 as a "working farm" for boys.[11][12] in 2018 it accepts boys that have been emotionally maltreated.[13]

Historic district

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Education

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Points of interest

Gallery

Notable people

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References

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  1. ↑ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
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  3. ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed December 14, 2014.
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