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Boonton (/ ˈ b u t ən / [20]) is a town in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 8,815, [10] [11] an increase of 468 (+5.6%) from the 2010 census count of 8,347, [21] [22] which in turn reflected a decline of 149 (−1.8%) from the 8,496 counted in the 2000 census. [23]
New Jersey is a state located in the Northeastern United States.According to the 2020 United States Census, New Jersey is the 11th most populous state with 9,288,994 inhabitants but the fifth smallest by land area, spanning 7,354.76 square miles (19,048.7 km 2). [1]
Potterstown once was home to taverns, a blacksmith, a store house, a wheelwright and a pottery shop which gave the hamlet its name. [3] In 1806, a stage coach route, known as the New Jersey Turnpike, running between Easton, Pennsylvania and New Brunswick, New Jersey, was built through the community. [4]
The Bank of Anniston was a bank in Anniston, Alabama that failed in 1898. Its headquarters building, at 1005 Noble St. in Anniston, was built in 1888 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
Area residents have proposed a 7.3-mile pedestrian linear park along the main line of the abandoned Rahway Valley Railroad. [1] [2] The rail trail would run eastbound from Overlook Medical Center on the edge of downtown Summit and head south along the old railbed through Springfield, Union, Kenilworth and ending at the southwest edge of Roselle Park at the Cranford border.
With the organization's support residents sued chemical giant Monsanto over their health problems brought about by the company's pollution. [2] In 2002 Anniston was featured in an episode of 60 minutes; it was stated in the programme that the city was one of the most toxic in America. [3]
Boys Town, Nebraska. Boys Town was founded on December 12, 1917, [1] as an orphanage for boys. Originally known as "The City of Little Men", the organization was begun by Edward J. Flanagan, a Roman Catholic priest, while he worked in the Diocese of Omaha.
In January 2017 President Barack Obama established the Freedom Riders National Monument in Anniston to preserve and commemorate the Freedom Rides. It is administered by the National Park Service. [51] [52] In Anniston, a Civil Rights Trail was established to educated citizens and visitors about Anniston's role in the civil rights movement.