Saturday, October 13 - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday, October 14 - Noon to 4:00 pm
The Old Presbyterian Graveyard in Bound Brook is the final resting place of Bound Brook’s earliest citizens, as well as many Revolutionary War soldiers. Veterans of the Mexican War and the Civil War are also buried here.
Come and learn about this hallowed ground. See the impressive artwork on memorial stones. Learn the meaning behind the inscriptions and epitaphs. Glimpse into the hearts and minds of Bound Brook’s earliest citizens.
Bound Brook Memorial Library Reference Librarian Mary Nelson will provide FREE guided tours of the graveyard. The tours will feature the intact gravestones of fifteen Revolutionary War soldiers and the gravesite of Dr. William McKissack, a captain in the Revolutionary War and a founder of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons for the State of New Jersey.
The Old Presbyterian Graveyard is one of twenty-seven sites open to the public for this event. Go to http://www.co.somerset.nj.us/schistoryweekend/for more information on these sites and the Weekend Journey Through the Past.
No registration required. Tours ongoing throughout the day. Call (732) 356-0043 for more information.
No registration required. Tours ongoing throughout the day. Call (732) 356-0043 for more information.