Historian

1. Historian Congratulations! You are the historian. It is your responsibility to learn about the history of your county. Scroll down to find your county and click on the websites to find your information. Questions you may want to focus on are: When was your county established? How was it established? How did your county receive its name? Are there historic sites that can be visited today?

2. Atlantic County http://www.aclink.org/HISTORY/ Bergen County http://www.bergencountyhistory.org/

3. Burlington County http://www.burlco.lib.nj.us/county/history/ Camden County http://www.camdencounty.com/about/history.html http://www.cchsnj.com/

4. Cape May County http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nj/county/capemay/CMHistory.htm Cumberland County http://www.co.cumberland.nj.us/facts/history/

5. Essex County http://www.last-exit.net/essexcounty/index.php?section=essex/history Gloucester County http://www.co.gloucester.nj.us/CountyInfo/CountyHistory.htm

6. Hudson County http://history.rays-place.com/nj/hudson-cty.htm Hunterdon County http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/history.htm

7. Mercer County http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmercer/ http://www.mercercounty.org/history/history.home1.htm Middlesex County http://www.co.middlesex.nj.us/first.asp

8. Monmouth County http://www.co.morris.nj.us/history/history.asp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monmouth_County,_New_Jersey Morris County

9. Ocean County http://www.oceancountygov.com/history/default.htm Passaic County http://www.passaiccountynj.org/HistoryHangout/countyfastfacts.htm

10. Salem County http://www.salemcitynj.com/history.html Somerset County http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerset_County,_New_Jersey

11. Sussex County http://www.newjerseyvisitorsnetwork.com/sussex/are.html Union County http://www.unioncountynj.org/about/history.htm

12. Warren County http://www.co.warren.nj.us/about.html