sentences:  Founded in 1818, it was named Centerville because it was the geographical center of the state.Until then, adjacent heavily wooded lands were called Magrilla (origins unknown).In 1814, after the completion of the Bordentown and South Amboy stagecoach turnpike, William McKnight, director of the turnpike company, built a tavern at the intersection of the turnpike and present-day Windsor-Perrineville Road.