Rahway, New Jersey
City in Union County, New Jersey, US
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Rahway () is a city in southern Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A bedroom community of New York City, it is centrally located in the Rahway Valley region, in the New York metropolitan area. The city is 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Manhattan and 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Staten Island.
Built on the navigable Rahway River, it was an industrial and artisanal craft city for much of its history. The city has increasingly reinvented itself in recent years as a diverse regional hub for the arts and biological sciences, with a new global headquarters for Merck & Co.
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Union County Performing Arts Center
United States historic place
0.2 mi away
Merchants and Drovers Tavern
United States historic place
0.7 mi away
Rahway River Bridge
Bridge in Union County, New Jersey
0.4 mi away
Robinsons Branch
Tributary of the Rahway River in New Jersey
0.4 mi away
South Branch Rahway River
River in New Jersey, United States
0.6 mi awayRahway Township, New Jersey
Human settlement in United States of America
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