Fair Lawn, New Jersey : Historic Tales from Settlement to Suburb

by Diepeveen, Jane Lyle

• ISBN13: 9781596296985
• ISBN10: 1596296984
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-12
• Publisher: History Pr

Summary

In Fair Lawn, New Jersey, the layered heritage is clear from the mix of Native American, Dutch and English names adorning the street signs. Author Jane Lyle Diepeveen traces Fair Lawn's history from its origins as a settlement at Sloterdam, a site of the developing Dutch Colonial architecture, to the innovative neighborhoods of Radburn, a cutting-edge planned American new town. Through interviews with longtime Fair Lawn residents, Diepeveen honors the days of dairy farms and swimming holes, as well as this vibrant community's progress today. From Warren Point to Columbia Heights, discover the hidden story of this jewel of New Jersey.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 7
Acknowledgements	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
The Lenape: The First Inhabitants	p. 13
Sloterdam: Garretson Farm and the First House	p. 17
Dunkerhook: Jacob Vanderbeck and His Mill	p. 21
Dunkerhook: Myths, Facts and the Lafayette Connection	p. 29
Lost Fair Lawn	p. 35
An Indigenous Architecture	p. 45
A House in the Country: How Fair Lawn Was Named	p. 51
The Mystery of George Morlot	p. 55
History in Street Names	p. 61
The Birth of a Borough	p. 73
Industry and Commerce	p. 83
Recollections	p. 93
The First Fire and Police Departments	p. 97
Radburn: The Town for the Motor Age	p. 107
Radburn: A Memoir	p. 117
Fair Lawn Becomes a Suburb	p. 125
Changing the Government-Over and Over	p. 135
Fair Lawn Up to Date	p. 139
Bibliography	p. 145
About the Author	p. 157
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