Fair Lawn, New Jersey
Historic Tales from Settlement to Suburb
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | Jane Lyle Diepeveen | ISBN: | 9781614232254 |
| Publisher: | The History Press | Publication: | December 13, 2011 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jane Lyle Diepeveen |
| ISBN: | 9781614232254 |
| Publisher: | The History Press |
| Publication: | December 13, 2011 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
In Fair Lawn, New Jersey, the layered heritage is clear from the mix of Native American, Dutch and English names adorning its street signs. Author Jane Lyle Diepeveen traces Fair Lawn’s history from its origins as a settlement at Sloterdam, a site of the developing Dutch Colonial architecture, to the innovative neighborhoods of Radburn, a cutting-edge planned American garden city. Through interviews with longtime Fair Lawn residents, Diepeveen honors the days of dairy farms and swimming holes, as well as this vibrant community’s progress today. From Warren Point to Columbia Heights, Fair Lawn reveals the hidden story of this jewel of New Jersey.
In Fair Lawn, New Jersey, the layered heritage is clear from the mix of Native American, Dutch and English names adorning its street signs. Author Jane Lyle Diepeveen traces Fair Lawn’s history from its origins as a settlement at Sloterdam, a site of the developing Dutch Colonial architecture, to the innovative neighborhoods of Radburn, a cutting-edge planned American garden city. Through interviews with longtime Fair Lawn residents, Diepeveen honors the days of dairy farms and swimming holes, as well as this vibrant community’s progress today. From Warren Point to Columbia Heights, Fair Lawn reveals the hidden story of this jewel of New Jersey.
