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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
MOUNTAIN VIEW 17.3 miles (180 alt., 1,684 pop.), a residential and
resort community, appears to the traveler as four corners of brick and
frame buildings marking a right turn in US 202.
Left from Mountain View on Greenwood Ave., which turns R. and becomes
Preakness Rd. at 0.6 vi., to Mountain Ave., 1.3 miles; R. on Mountain Ave. to Totowa.
Rd., 1.5 miles: L. on Totowa Rd. to (L) the THEUNIS DEY MANSION, 2 miles (open
Tues., Wed., Fri. 12-5; Sat., Sun. 10-5; adm. 10¢), a red-brick boxlike structure with
red-sandstone trim and a shingled gambrel roof. In the two-story house, built in
1740 for Col. Theunis Dey, Washington had his headquarters in 5780. At one time,
many men and officers camped on the bare pine floor of its attic. The house has
been preserved as a Revolutionary museum by the Passaic County Park Commission.
Turning R. on Greenwood Ave., US 202 separates from State 23 at
17.3 m. The highway crosses narrow Pequannock River onto the Boonton
Turnpike (L). Lining the right bank of the river are the bungalows of
summer visitors. Frame barricades separate the houses from the river edge
and at frequent intervals steps lead down into the water.
A weed-grown ditch paralleling the road (R) is what remains of the
old MORRIS CANAL, resting place for wind-blown newspapers and waxpaper sandwich wrappings.
A red brick SCHOOLHOUSE (L) identifies the community of LINCOLN
PARK, 19.6 miles (182 alt., 1,831 pop.).
US 202 turns R. at 21.3 m., crossing a Lackawanna R.R. overpass.
At 21.5 m., across the railroad tracks, is (L) the WHITEHALL M. E.
CHURCH. Built between 1860 and 1865 by farmers who gave their time
and strength during winter afternoons, the church has been described as
"the most beautiful country church in New Jersey." It is of Colonial design, with white clapboards and a spire; the pews within are also white.
The building was renovated in 1929.
TOWACO, 21.8 miles (20o alt., 416 pop.), is a small suburban center
that is a real-estate development; its Lackawanna R.R. station, with dull
red roof and stucco walls, sets the architectural tone of the town. The community was formerly known as Whitehall. The land around Towaco is a
rising plateau; high L. the deep cuts of sand quarries are seen in the hills.
MONTVILLE, 24 in. (350 alt., 900 pop.), is a collection of brown
and gray frame buildings in the middle of which is, surprisingly, a three-story red-brick apartment house.
The right bend out of Montville is a long climb to the top of a high
plateau. Broad peach acres (L) give way quickly to industry's smokestacks
marking the entrance into Boonton.
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