Mount Freedom is an

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located within Randolph in Morris County, in the

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. The area is served as

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ZIP code 07869. As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for

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07869 was 24,452.

History

For much of the 20th century, Mount Freedom was a resort community appealing to Jewish vacationers, with as many as 10,000 visitors from New York City flocking to the many hotels and dozens of bungalow colonies in the area. With the increasing ease of highway travel to the larger resorts in the

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and the declining cost of air travel, most of the hotels closed down by the end of the 1970s.Our Grand Hotels

Randolph, New Jersey Randolph is a township in southwestern Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 26,504, an increase of 770 (+3.0%) from the 2010 census count of 25,734, which in turn ...

. Accessed August 20, 2024. "During the early part of the 20th century, Randolph became a vacation haven for people from urban areas, particularly New York City and Brooklyn.... The Mount Freedom section of the township became known as the 'Borscht Belt' and eventually was home to 11 hotels, 45 bungalow colonies, summer camps and swim clubs. At its peak, the summer time brought upwards of 10,000 visitors to Mount Freedom."

References

External links

Census 2000 Fact Sheet for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07869
from the

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