Editing Old Bridge Township, New Jersey (section)

===Apple farms===
The Cottrell homestead is a landmark in Old Bridge. It was built in 1831 and still stands today on the northeast corner of [[County Route 516 (New Jersey)|County Route 516]] and Cottrell Road. The Cottrells owned a {{convert|150|acre|adj=on}} apple orchard that was located across the street from their home. Apples that could not be used because of their size or quality did not go to waste. Across from the cold-storage building on the southwest corner of Cottrell Road and Route 516, the family built the New Jersey Apple Growers Inc. [[distillery]]. It was at this distillery that they pressed the apples into cider and distilled the brandy in large vats. The brandy would age in barrels in a government warehouse that was located on the Cottrells' property. The Cottrells produced apple brandy for twenty years on the farm and sold it wholesale to distributors under the name Browntown.<ref name=ArcadiaOldBridge/>