Bridgewater Turns out for Monument’s Dedication

Yesterday afternoon, at 4:00 PM, in front of Bridgewater’s new Municipal Complex, citizens, dignitaries, contributors, Girl Scouts, and others all showed up to honor the Township’s march through history at the dedication of the Bridgewater Historic Monument.  

An orange ribbon falls to the ground after its ceremonial cutting by Bridgewater Mayor Patricia Flannery and Veronica Finlay, volunteer project co-ordinator, at the Bridgewater Historic Monument's dedication.. They are joined by Girl Scouts and some of the Monument's many contributors.

It is a very attractive and well-designed addition to the Township complex.  The Monument’s placement physically breaks up the distance between the road entrance and the spacious, open courtyard leading to the main buildings, thus adding an esthetically pleasing aspect to the overall surroundings.

Celebrate Bridgewater Township!

On Thursday, September 22, Bridgewater Township will commemorate its history when the new outdoor Bridgewater Historical Monument will be officially presented to the citizens of our township. 

The descriptive plaques (seven in all) below the new Bridgewater Historical Monument are temporarily supported by boards as their adhesive dries, a mere three days before the official dedication. (Photo/Dick Bergeron)

Its cost was originally included in the design of the Bridgewater Municipal Complex.  However, funding plans were since changed, and the monument has been entirely paid for through private and corporate sources, a not insignificant accomplishment given the times we live in. 

This memorial is in the form of a curved wall which depicts the continuum of Bridgewater’s history from the time that European explorers first made contact with this area’s original Native Americans, the Lenni Lenape Indians.  Subsequent, seamless sections of this integrated mural display Bridgewater’s steady march to the present time.