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Teaneck was created on February 19, 1895, by an act of the New Jersey Legislature from portions of Englewood Township and Ridgefield Township, both of which are now defunct (despite existing municipalities with similar names), along with portions of Bogota and Leonia. [25]
Oct 20, 1995 · At the time European explorers arrived in New Jersey and New York, a powerful Indian sachem or chief named Oratam was the leader of a large clan of Lenapes in this area. They lived in a village that they called Achkinhesacky on the banks of Tantaqua (Overpeck) Creek, near Fycke Lane.
Chronology of Teaneck (1618-1968) Year. Event. 1618. First settlement of white men in New Jersey at Bergen (Jersey City) was sent by Dutch East India Company. 1645. Chief Oratam signed peace treaty with the Dutch. 1660. Sarah Kierstad granted tract of land including much of Teaneck, by Oratam.
In 1965, Teaneck became the first town in the nation where a white majority voted for school integration — a major step after a long struggle and a brave step in a time of national racial unrest. That type of courage has made Teaneck one of New Jersey’s, if not the nation’s, success stories.
In 1886 Captain Wm. P. Coe and family came to Teaneck and added largely to the growth of Teaneck. The accompanying map, a composite drawn from maps appearing in Walker's Atlas shows the residents in 1876 of what is now Teaneck Township.
Teaneck was created on February 19, 1895, by an act of the New Jersey Legislature from portions of Englewood Township and Ridgefield Township, both of which are now defunct (despite existing municipalities with similar names), along with portions of Bogota and Leonia. [25]
Teaneck history and it is the history of 20th century suburban development as shaped by the many forces that influenced it and gave it expression in the forms
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