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Elizabeth is the county seat of Union County, New Jersey, and the state's fourth-most-populous city with 137,298 residents according to the 2020 census, ranking 201st nationally as of 2024. Founded in 1664 by English settlers as Elizabethtown and named for Elizabeth, wife of Sir George Carteret, the city served as New Jersey's first capital and played a pivotal role in American independence, hosting George Washington's 1789 inauguration departure and the Battle of Springfield. The city was formally incorporated in 1855 through the merger of Elizabeth Borough and Elizabeth Township, and became part of Union County in 1857. Elizabeth's economy historically centered on pioneering industries including the Singer Sewing Machine Company (employing 2,000 workers), the Electric Boat Company (which launched the USS Holland submarine in 1897), and early electric automobile manufacturers like the Electric Carriage and Wagon Company. Spanning 13.66 square miles and bordered by Newark, Linden, Roselle, and waterways including Newark Bay and the Arthur Kill, Elizabeth retained its middle-class character better than comparable industrial cities and features numerous American Revolutionary War memorials. Somerville is a borough and county seat of Somerset County in central New Jersey, located approximately 33 miles from Manhattan within the Raritan Valley region of the New York Metropolitan Area. With a 2020 population of 12,346, the borough has evolved into a commercial hub and commuter town for Central Jersey and New York City. Originally settled by the Dutch in colonial times and named for four Irish brothers of the Somerville family in the 1750s, the town was formally incorporated as a borough on April 16, 1909, after separating from Bridgewater Township. Somerville features distinctive Victorian architecture, including the 1909 marble courthouse and the Wallace House museum where George Washington stayed during the Revolutionary War, and is home to the Tour of Somerville, the oldest competitive bicycle race in the United States, established in 1940 with a $10,000 purse for winners. The borough serves as an important central New Jersey hub, accessible via U.S. Routes 22, 202, and 206, and positioned within 5 miles of Interstates 287 and 78. Summit is the northernmost city in Union County, New Jersey, located within the New York metropolitan area on a ridge in northern-central New Jersey with a 2020 population of 22,719. Originally incorporated as Summit Township on March 23, 1869, from portions of New Providence and Springfield townships, it was reincorporated as a city on March 8, 1899, and derives its name possibly from its location atop the Second Watchung Mountain or from the Summit Lodge house of jurist James Kent, who moved there in 1837. The city developed as a commercial hub and commuter town following the 1837 donation of land by sawmill owner Jonathan Crane Bonnell to the Morris and Essex Railroad (now NJ Transit's Morris and Essex Lines), which spurred its growth beyond neighboring New Providence. In the late 19th century, Summit transitioned from farmland to an area of wealthy estates, with renowned architect C. Abbott French building The Times Building in 1892 with views of New York City and the Brooklyn Bridge.