Garfield was noted for
its powerful high school football teams, particularly the
1939 squad, considered to be national champion after defeating
Miami High School. The town has no connection with President
James Garfield, whose likeness appears on the sign, but it was
named to honor him on the 25th anniversary of his assassination. Previously, it had been known as Saddle River Township. |
Washington Rock is a small park in the Watchung Mountains, commemorating the
position from which George Washington observed British troop movements during
the American Revolution. |
The inscription says "The Heartland of Sussex County". Hampton Township
is located near Newton in Sussex County. |
Hope was settled in 1769 by the Moravians as a
part of a mission to the local Indians. By 1808, the Moravians had left, but Hope
remains a rural community in the New Jersey Skylands.
Land of Make Believe is a fairy tale-themed park for children. |
Johnny Vander Meer, a native of Midland Park,
gained baseball immortality by pitching consecutive no-hitters for the Cincinnati
Reds in 1938, the only man ever to do so in the major leagues. |
Montague is the northernmost municipality in
New Jersey. It's so far north that high school students attend Port Jervis High in
New York State. The northern part of the township uses Port Jervis' zip code.
High Point, the highest point in
the state, is here.
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