Rutherford

by Neumann, William

• ISBN13: 9781596295391
• ISBN10: 1596295392
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-11-05
• Publisher: History Pr

Summary

It was a Homeland for the Leni-Lenape Indians before it was settled by tenacious Dutch immigrants. Two centuries later, in 1881, Rutherford, New Jersey, became an independent borough-the first in Bergen County. Author William Neumann narrates Rutherford's remarkable transition from a rural retreat popular for its abundant springs to a bustling New York City suburb. Along the way he introduces some of the town's extraordinary citizens, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet William Carlos Williams, who led the life of a small-town doctor at 9 Ridge Road, and the local husband and wife team who founded Fairleigh Dickinson University-a love story as much as a historical achievement. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. 7
Introduction	p. 9
Of a Land and Its First People	p. 11
Of Kinship, a Colony and Counties Established	p. 19
Of Liberty, Freedom, Industry and Identity	p. 27
Of Arrivals and Departures: Roads, Rivers, Rails and New Settlers	p. 39
Of a Nation Divided, a Village United	p. 47
Of the Birth of a Borough: First in Bergen County	p. 67
Of a Civic Center: Service and Study, Play and Pleasure	p. 71
Of a Community: Churches, Clubs and Communication	p. 89
Of Commerce and Conveyance	p. 101
Of Castles and Kings	p. 117
Epilogue	p. 139
Bibliography and Resources	p. 141
Index	p. 145
About the Author	p. 159
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