Editing Old Bridge Township, New Jersey (section)

===Old mill streams===
Madison Township had many mill streams that were used to generate water power. The Warne family owned [[fulling]] mills in the area. Fulling was used as a finishing process used on woolen cloth that would remove the dirt and grease and to compact the wool fibers. The mill is said to have been run behind Old Bridge High School and flows east into the [[Matawan Creek]]. The area of Old Bridge was also known for its many mills that manufactured [[Snuff (tobacco)|snuff]], a scented tobacco product that was used by men and women during that time. The Washington Snuff mill (later renamed the Dill Snuff Mill) was established in 1801 and was located on Mount Pleasant and Old Bridge Turnpike (now Route 516).<ref name="Disbrow Martin 1979">Disbrow Martin, Alvia. ''At the Headwaters of Cheesequake Creek''. South Amboy: Madison Township Historical Society, 1979.</ref>