Welcome to the Matawan Historical Society

Pride in Our Past & Present

Settled by a group of Scottish Presbyterians beginning in the 1680’s, Matawan was first called New Aberdeen, and then Mount Pleasant. Today, Matawan’s historic town core retains its appeal as a place to live, work, and shop.

Burrowes Mansion 300th Anniversary

Burrowes Mansion Raid 2023On June 3rd and June 4th 2023, the Matawan Historical Society held a historic event honoring the Burrowes Mansion and its 300 years of history.  The festivities included a reenactment of the 1778 Mansion raid by the British (see video here), a self-guided walking tour of the Matawan historic district, tours of the Mansion, and many other activities.  The anniversary was featured in the Asbury Park Press on June 3rd.

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Happy St. Patrick's Day! We're open today!
Stop in at 94 Main Street, Matawan.
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Happy St. Patricks Day! Were open today! 
Stop in at 94 Main Street, Matawan.

Ravine Drive and vicinity, then and now.

This detail of the Matavan Township map from the 1889 Woolverton Atlas of Monmouth County shows what was then Morristown Drive (second road from bottom left) going between Main Street and what would become Aberdeen Road. Note that the dotted lines don't match today's Aberdeen Road and show no residences.

Middlesex Road -- that first road at the bottom left -- would become part of State Route 34. Note the lack of a fork in the road on the 1889 map where the current Route 34/Middlesex Road traffic light exists today.

The block marked "Cem." indicates the new Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Ravine Drive and vicinity, then and now. 

This detail of the Matavan Township map from the 1889 Woolverton Atlas of Monmouth County shows what was then Morristown Drive (second road from bottom left) going between Main Street and what would become Aberdeen Road. Note that the dotted lines dont match todays Aberdeen Road and show no residences.

Middlesex Road -- that first road at the bottom left -- would become part of State Route 34. Note the lack of a fork in the road on the 1889 map where the current Route 34/Middlesex Road traffic light exists today. 

The block marked Cem. indicates the new Rose Hill Cemetery.Image attachmentImage attachment
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