Cranberry Lake and Wanakena Book

Few New Jersey towns have retained as muchnineteenth-century charm as Cranbury. Set inagriculturally rich Middlesex County, Cranbury isknown for its shuttered white-clapboard houses, lovely shaded streets, picket fences, and tranquil lake. First settled in 1697, Cranbury came of age more than one hundred years later when it developed into a bustling center with a gristmill, a sawmill, tanneries, blacksmith shops, and other business enterprises typical of small-town America. These images are fascinating: most of them have never before been published, and many of them were donated from family albums and collections. The recollections of many living residents have beenincluded as well, and the stories, anecdotes, andmemories breathe life into the images of a by-goneera. The result is a remarkable visual history, bothinformative and entertaining, that serves to preserveand celebrate Cranbury's proud heritage. Cranbury is a journey into the past that will thrill resident andvisitor, young and old alike.