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- Park Ridge was created as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 15, 1894, from portions of Washington Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day.
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Park Ridge was created as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 15, 1894, from portions of Washington Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day. [22]
May 10, 2024 · PARK RIDGE—Last week we discussed the phenomenon of Borough Fever, which saw the Township of Washington break apart into the Pascack Valley’s eight municipalities between 1894 and 1906. Westwood had led the pack, seceding on May 8, 1894 to become the borough we know today.
May 13, 2019 · In 1894, citizens met on the second floor of Foresters’ Hall on Kinderkamack Road (opposite Madison Avenue) to cast their votes, 95–49, for Park Ridge to break away from the Township of Washington to form a borough. The move became official 125 years ago this week, on May 15, 1894.
May 25, 2017 · Its construction, completed in 1906, made the borough the first in the area to generate its own electricity and later, when technology advanced, allowed Park Ridge to expand more rapidly than...
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The Pascack Reformed Church (1813) remains active in the community. From its inception, Park Ridge has shown a most independent penchant. In 1904, the Borough dammed the Pascack Brook and installed a hydrogenerator to supply the electric needs of the first 17 consumers.
Articles of Incorporation. Park Ridge was created as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 15, 1894, from portions of Washington Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day.
Park Ridge is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Park Ridge had a population of 8,883 as of the 2020 United States Census. [1] The borough is a part of the Pascack Valley region of Bergen County. It is bounded by the boroughs of Montvale, River Vale, Woodcliff Lake and Hillsdale. [2]
