500 A.D. the Lenni Lenape, the original founders of Metuchen settled in Middlesex County. They lived peacefully and happily where they settled. However, in the late 14 hundreds the Dutch started arriving. This did not conflict the Lenape, so they lived joyfully together. Unfortunately, towards the early 16 hundreds more Europeans and Dutch started to arrive. They brought diseases and guns. This killed everyone in Middlesex County and the Europeans and Dutch claimed that Middlesex County was their land first.
After the Europeans and Dutch arrived they maintained the land well and overtime they built a civilized town. Which held many genius figures in the state of New Jersey in the literary and political sections in the 1900’s. Which pushed Metuchen to enter in a battle for the nickname “Brainy Borough.” After 2 long years of fighting for the nickname with Glenn Ridge and their alumni’s, Metuchen won the battle. Since then we have been known as the “Brainy Borough.”
By: M.S. and N.S.
Source 1: http://local.townsquarepublications.com/newjersey/metuchen/history.html
Source 2: http://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/Government/Departments/BDE/Documents/history_buffs_guide.pdf
Picture 1 (downtown Metuchen in 1900): https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj96q65qKLWAhVj0oMKHUejABoQjRwIBw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMetuchen%2C_New_Jersey&psig=AFQjCNHC0UN-oBcwRlHY4fFxH8IfuXlCKA&ust=1505397394584355
Picture 2 (map of Metuchen in 1900): https://www.google.com/search?q=map+of+metuchen+in+1900&safe=strict&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS762US762&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjeyqveqKLWAhUl6IMKHYDeA6sQ_AUICygC&biw=1920&bih=974#imgdii=xPDEJxQB1VvAjM:&imgrc=X5dMfYCrmt8InM:
Metuchen Pride 