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Palisades Township, New Jersey
Palisades Township was a township that existed in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The township was in existence from 1871 to 1922. On March 22, 1871, Hackensack Township was divided into three parts that were incorporated as townships by the New Jersey Legislature, each stretching from the Hudson River on the east to the Hackensack River in the west:Snyder, John P''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 83. Accessed April 18, 2012. *The northernmost portion was Palisades Township; *The center strip was Englewood Township; and, *The southernmost portion became Ridgefield Township. The new Township was quickly subdivided. The implementation by the New Jersey Legislature of a new Borough Act served to encourage the creation of new municipalities, most formed from portions of two (or more) Townships. Palisades Township survived for a half century after this new legislation, and the case of "Bo ...
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Township (New Jersey)
A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five ''types'' and one of eleven ''forms'' of municipal government. As a political entity, a township in New Jersey is a full-fledged municipality, on par with any town, city, borough, or village. They collect property taxes and provide services such as maintaining roads, garbage collection, water, sewer, schools, police and fire protection. The Township form of local government is used by 27% of New Jersey municipalities; however, slightly over 50% of the state's population resides within them. Townships in New Jersey differ from townships elsewhere in the United States. In many states, townships can be an intermediate form of government, between county government and municipalities that are subordinate parts of the township, with different government responsibilities allocated at each level. In New Jersey, there are no subordinate municipalities located within a township, as townships are equivalent ...
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Oradell, New Jersey
Oradell is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the borough's population was 8,244,, an increase of 266 from the 2010 United States census, 2010 census count of 7,978.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Oradell borough, Bergen County, New Jersey
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I Am A Fugitive From A Georgia Chain Gang!
''I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang!'' (1932) is a book written by veteran Robert Elliott Burns and published by Grosset & Dunlap. The book recounts Burns' imprisonment on a chain gang in Georgia in the 1920s, his subsequent escape to New Jersey, and the furor that developed. The story was first published in January 1931, serialized in ''True Detective Mysteries'' magazine. Later that year, Burns's story was adapted as the motion picture ''I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang'', starring Paul Muni. The book and movie were both credited with contributing to Governor Ellis Arnall's effort in 1943 to reform deplorable conditions on Georgia chain gangs. A sequel, ''Out of These Chains'' (1942), was written by Burns' brother, Vincent Godfrey Burns, an Episcopal priest. The songwriter Jimmie Skinner, reading from his unfinished autobiography, recounts on Volume 6 of the compilation '"Doin' My Time" 1947-1963' that he wrote the country music classic "Doin' My Time" after rea ...
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Robert Elliott Burns
Robert Elliott Burns (May 10, 1892 – June 5, 1955) was an American World War I veteran known for escaping from a Georgia chain gang and publishing a memoir, '' I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang!'', exposing the cruelty and injustice of the chain gang system. Biography Robert Burns was born in 1892 in Palisades, New Jersey. In 1912, he left his family and drifted throughout the United States as a laborer.Mancini, Matthew J. Forward, to the Brown Thrasher Edition of ''I am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang!'' Two days after the United States entered World War I on April 6, 1917, he enlisted in the U.S. Army as a combat medic. Burns was assigned to the 14th Engineer Battalion and was present for many of the United States' major engagements in World War I, including the Battle of Chateau-Thierry and the Battle of Saint-Mihiel. He was discharged at the rank of private. Upon his return from Europe, he suffered deeply from what his brother, Vincent Burns, deemed "a typical s ...
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Dumont, New Jersey
Dumont is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 17,479,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Dumont borough, Bergen County, New Jersey
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Bergenfield, New Jersey
Bergenfield is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 28,321, an increase of 1,557 from the 2010 United States census, 2010 censuscount of 26,764,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Bergenfield borough, Bergen County, New Jersey
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Harrington Township, New Jersey
Harrington Township was a township that existed in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, from 1775 until 1916. It was named after the Haring family, who were early settlers to the region. The spelling was originally "Harington Township", based on the family name "Haring", but was changed to "Harrington" in the latter part of the 19th century. Harrington Township was formed by Royal Charter on June 22, 1775, and was created from the northern portions of both New Barbadoes Township and Hackensack Township."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 79. The new township stretched from the Hudson River on the east to the Saddle River in the west, and north to the New York border. On April 13, 1840, the territories west of the Hackensack River were taken from Harrington Township to form Washington Township. The passage of a revised Borough Act resulted in the "Boroughitis"-inspired sub ...
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Tenafly, New Jersey
Tenafly () is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census the borough had a population of 15,409,QuickFacts Tenafly borough, New Jersey
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. Accessed December 8, 2022. an increase of 6.4% over the 14,488 counted in the 2010 census.
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