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History · Weston

Half of Weston’s homes were built after 2010

Most of Weston was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2010. Below: maps from 1891 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Weston’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Weston are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18916 editions of the USGS map, 1891 to 1995. Watch Weston change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Weston’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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On the map

Weston on the map, 1891 to 1995

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Weston. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Weston on the 1891 USGS mapWeston on the 1905 USGS mapWeston on the 1947 USGS mapWeston on the 1955 USGS mapWeston on the 1970 USGS mapWeston on the 1995 USGS map1891Somerville sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Weston.

The story

How Weston came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Weston.

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Heinrich/Henry Schenck built a grist mill on the east bank of the Millstone here, probably in the 1740s. His brother, Peter, built a mill upstream at Blackwells Mills about the same time and both were called Schenck's Mill. Three of Henry's sons, Abraham, John and Henry were in the second graduating class of 14 students of the newly founded Queen's College that later became Rutgers University. His daughter, Gertrude Schenck, married Fredrick Frelinghuysen, son of the Dutch-reformed minister and tutor to the boys at Queen's College. Frelinghuysen would attend the Continental Congress, rise to rank of Major General, and become a US Senator and US District Attorney. Fredrick and Gertrude would start the #6 ranked political dynasty in American history. In 2018, U.S. Representative from New Jersey, Rodney Frelinghuysen retired, ending the dynasty.

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By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Weston

Nobody well known was born in Weston itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Lee Van CleefAmerican actor · b. 1925
Frederica von StadeAmerican singer and recording artist · b. 1945
Frederick T. FrelinghuysenAmerican lawyer and politician · b. 1817
Philip MorrisonAmerican astrophysicist · b. 1915
Elinor WylieAmerican poet · b. 1885
Jeffrey ChiesaUS politician · b. 1965
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Franklin Township10 historic placesBHillsborough Township10 historic placesA−ZarephathIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEast Millstone1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFranklin CenterIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townManvilleIts storyC−

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.