Rutherford, New Jersey : a brief history /
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| Author / Creator: | Neumann, William. |
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| Imprint: | Charleston, SC : History Press, 2008. |
| Description: | 157 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7642304 |
| 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.<br> <br> 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 157 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-144) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781596295391 1596295392 |
