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Cranbury, New Jersey is alive and well.
On the map below Cranbury is located in the lower left-hand portion. Cranbury Station is a few miles to the east. Hightstown and Perrineville are to the south and in neighboring Monmouth County are Tennent, Englishtown and Freehold. Deys and Dyes lived in all of these areas.
![]() | ![]() | Gently rolling hills and farmlands surround Cranbury, New Jersey | The local residents take a great deal of pride in preservation of the town and surrounding area |
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The Cranbury Historical Society | Cranbury Brook was damed to create Brainerd Lake which lies behind the photographer |
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House on Lake Brainerd | Cranbury is one of the "neatest" villages in the country with many of the homes decorated with bunting and flags |
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The Cranbury Inn | Local history says that Captain Peter Perrine's home stood in the parking lot of the Cranbury Inn |
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Cranbury home and garden | Washington really did sleep here! |
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Another Cranbury home | The back of the First Presbyterian Church with Brainerd Cemetary |