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Originally published in 1939
Some of this information may no longer be current and in that case is presented for historical interest only.
Edited by GET NJ, COPYRIGHT 2003
Right from Springfield on a paved road is MILLBURN, 1 mile. (150 alt., 10,500 pop.), a one-talkie town pierced by several lakes and surrounded by many hills. Rich commuters live in impressive dwellings bordered by tall cedars and well-kept lawns. Settled by Elizabeth farmers and Upper Montclair Hollanders some 50 years before the Revolution, the town flourished along with its paper mills and hat factories. Both industries are gone, but a lone factory, employing about 25 girls in the manufacture of garments, now occupies the town's principal historical site, VAUX HALL, at 40 Main St. Here, in the simple two-story brick building, lived the Rev. James Caldwell (see above). At the HALL House (private), Parsonage Rd., Mayor A. Oakey Hall of New York found refuge from Tammany Hall and Boss Tweed. Old-timers recall how two white ponies hitched to a carriage used to carry the mayor for his daily mail. The PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE, Brookside Dr. between Main St. and Glen Ave., at the entrance to South Mountain Reservation, is a center of Millburn's cultural life. It was established recently by the Newark Art Theater which, aided by wealthy patrons of the arts, transformed the 150-year-old Diamond Paper Mill into an ultra-modern headquarters for drama, art, and afternoon teas.
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