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In
2008,
Lyndhurst
celebrated eighty-one years as the
Township
of
Lyndhurst
. It was in 1917 that the residents voted 747 to 178 to make
Lyndhurst
the official name of the township. In 1852, the area including, East
Rutherford, Rutherford,
Lyndhurst
and North Arlington was known as
Union
Township
. Each town broke away leaving 4.7 square miles left for the town
known now as
Lyndhurst
.
The first
immigrants to come to
Lyndhurst
were the Dutch. Some famous family names were Van Winkle, Yearance
and Joralemon. Then the English came with the Kinglands and the
Rutherfords. These families had built large estates with farms and
wooded areas.
The Polish people
came for work in
Lyndhurst
around 1874 when the Railroads came through.
Italians came to
Lyndhurst
from
New York
to enjoy a "day in the country". They bought lots of land
and grew fruits and vegetables. They later settled there.
In the early
1900's, the farmland decreased and the manufacturing industry
increased. This was the beginning of the industrial revolution.
Many Irish and
German families joined the Polish families and moved to
Lyndhurst
looking for work in the many factories that sprang up. By this time
there was the McKee-Harrington Company which made bicycles, baby
carriages and hobby horses, the Leslie Company that made valves and
industrial whistles and the Pearl Button Company.
The Hackensack
Meadowlands Development Corporation turned the meadows into a large
corporate business center including an environmental center and a
trash museum.
Recently, many
Asian and Middle Eastern immigrants settled in
Lyndhurst
, setting up businesses and bringing their culture here.
Some historical
sites in
Lyndhurst
are the
1893 River Road
School, which has been restored recently, The Van Winkle House
established in 1797 is now the Masonic Club and the Jeremiah
Yearance House built during the end of the 18th century.
Lyndhurst
has a Mayor and a Board of Commissioners.
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