Chatham Township, New Jersey Town Records - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Chatham Township, New Jersey Town Records write by Chatham (N.J. : Township). This book was released on 2006. Chatham Township, New Jersey Town Records available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Chatham Township
Chatham Township - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Chatham Township write by John T. Cunningham. This book was released on 2001. Chatham Township available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The once-expansive Chatham Township was reduced to only a fraction of its size after Florham Park, Chatham Borough, and Madison Borough split from the township between 1889 and 1899. Its present, smaller size, however, does not reflect its vast history. Few municipalities possess such dramatic events, colorful figures, or community spirit. For instance, when the Newark Evening News reported that the powerful Port of New York Authority would take over 10,000 acres of the Great Swamp and spend $220 million to create an international jetport, people of the township and outraged citizens in a wide area surrounding the Great Swamp began to fight back. Although the Port Authority promised jobs, prosperity, and progress, their efforts were in vain. Instead of a jetport, the land now consists of 7,500 protected acres, one of the largest National Wildlife Refuges ever created so close to an urban center. Stories like this from the twentieth century are quite large in scope. Stories of prosperous farms, huge rose-growing greenhouses, and times enjoyed in simple, bucolic settings make up the township's history in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Chatham Township is an embodiment of these historical stories and images. There was a time when the marshes of the Great Swamp were hunting grounds for huckleberries, when a Noe family horse pulled milk carts through the streets, and even, it was whispered, when the massive, three-story, Greek Revival Boisaubin mansion was used as a stop along the Underground Railroad. One of the most notable stories is of a lady known as Madame Bey, who opened a camp for prizefighters, making Chatham Township a sports page dateline known throughout the country.
My Town by a River
My Town by a River - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook My Town by a River write by Liz Holler. This book was released on 2005. My Town by a River available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Chatham, New Jersey is a small town situated on the banks of the Passaic River. The first visitors were the Lenni Lenape Indians who stopped in Chatham on their annual migration from Sussex County to the Atlantic Ocean. They called the river the "Fishawack". In late August of 1781, while his troops were camped in Morristown, George Washington wrote seventeen letters from a Chatham homestead. After the Revolutionary War, Chatham's convenient location, just a day's journey from New York City, made it a popular overnight stop for east-west travelers. The mid nineteenth century brought vacationers from Newark and New York City to enjoy Chatham's "salubrious air." Drawn to the bucolic setting, many vacationers returned to make Chatham their home. Today Chatham is a bustling commuter suburb. Its tenuous ties to a simpler time exist mainly in the memories of its citizens. A native Chathamite, Liz Holler chronicles those times. From Swimming with the Roses to The Tea Room Era, Liz's stories depict life in a small town by the river. These vignettes, first published in the Chatham Historical Society newsletters, depict a moment in time that adds to Chatham's rich past.
Chatham Township, New Jersey
Chatham Township, New Jersey - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Chatham Township, New Jersey write by League of Women Voters of Chatham Township (N.J.). This book was released on 1973. Chatham Township, New Jersey available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
History of Chatham, New Jersey
History of Chatham, New Jersey - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook History of Chatham, New Jersey write by Ambrose Vanderpoel. This book was released on 1959. History of Chatham, New Jersey available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
