Editing Rocky Hill, New Jersey (section)

==History==
The earliest European settlement in the area began after John Harrison negotiated the purchase of land in 1701 from the [[Lenape]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]]. Speaking an [[Algonquian languages|Algonquian language]], they had occupied the area for centuries prior to the arrival of European settlers. Bands of Lenape lived along the coast from Connecticut through New York and New Jersey and south to Maryland and Delaware.

In 1783, during the [[American Revolutionary War]], General [[George Washington]] camped at [[Rockingham (house)|Rockingham]], the house owned by the Berrien family. He passed through the area again in 1789 on his way to New York City for his inauguration as President of the United States. Before roads were improved, it was known as the '''Devil's Featherbed''' because it was difficult to travel the rocky terrain by horse and wagon.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S4BntBhrbAHOG8Qa_8LoCaHALX69FHru/view Rocky Hill Heritage Day October 6, 2001], Borough of Rocky Hill. Accessed July 14, 2022.</ref>

Rocky Hill was incorporated as a borough by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on December 18, 1889, from portions of [[Montgomery Township, New Jersey|Montgomery Township]]. This was based on the results of a referendum held four days earlier.<ref>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 225. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref>