Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Basking Ridge is a city in central New Jersey . Basking Ridge is in Bernards Township and the Somerset Hills in Somerset County . Basking Ridge is in ZIP Code Area 07920.
Basking Ridge consists of the districts
- Liberty Corner, including The Hills
- Lyons
- West Millington
economy
Basking Ridge has long been home to AT&T World Headquarters. The building is now the headquarters of Verizon Wireless. In addition, the global headquarters of the telecommunications company Avaya is located in Basking Ridge .
Basking Ridge is also an industrially underdeveloped, upscale residential area.
schools
The school system in Bernards Township is one of the best in New Jersey. The schools in Basking Ridge are as follows.
Elementary Schools:
- Liberty Corner
- Oak Street
- Mount Prospect
- Cedar Hill
High Schools:
- Ridge High School
- William Annin Middle School
tourism
- The Big Oak Tree in the city center is 600 years old. George Washington is said to have picnic under him in the 1770s.
- "Brick Academy"
- Historic Center of Liberty Corner
- Lord Sterling Park
sons and daughters of the town
- Isaac Southard (1783–1850), politician
- Samuel L. Southard (1787–1842), politician
- William L. Dayton (1807–1864), politician, Senate member
- Tobin Heath (* 1988), soccer player
Coordinates: 40 ° 43 ′ N , 74 ° 33 ′ W