[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 37 (Friday, March 27, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E501]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


 THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOROUGH OF NORTH CALDWELL, ESSEX COUNTY, 
                               NEW JERSEY

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                      HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 27, 1998

  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the 100th 
Anniversary of the Borough of North Caldwell, Essex County, New Jersey
  The Borough of North Caldwell was part of a large tract of land known 
as ``Horseneck'' that was purchased by a group of colonists from the 
Indians who lived in the area in 1701. In 1784 a group living in 
Horseneck organized a Presbyterian Church Society and in 1787 they 
voted to change the name of their community to Caldwell in honor of the 
Reverend James Caldwell who had helped them form their church group. 
North Caldwell continued as part of Caldwell Township until the last 
19th century, when citizens, wanting improved roads and a better 
school, felt they could better achieve these goals as an independent 
municipality.
  Since its modest beginning, the Borough of North Caldwell has 
steadily developed into a thriving residential community, counting 
among its residents a nationally known portrait painter and an American 
Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner in poetry. While the area was 
originally farm country, North Caldwell soon had its share of local 
industry. By the early half of the 19th century a large bark mill was 
established, which boasted a water wheel that was five feet wide and 
eighteen feet in diameter. After changing ownership in 1846, the mill 
was converted to operate as a grist mill and a saw mill. By 1931, 
multistory buildings had been erected and a prosperous local economy 
was in full operation.
  The ensuing years brought many complexities and the demand for 
organization of a variety of resources for citizens' needs. North 
Caldwell currently has a full-time professional staff, including a 
police department, which has grown from three officers in 1930 to 
seventeen today, and a fire department incorporated in 1922, which is 
28 members strong. The Borough's excellent school system dates back to 
1770, when the first schoolhouse was built. Several subsequent schools 
were built during the 19th century, and the first Board of Education 
was appointed in 1903. Today there are several schools in the Borough, 
including the West Essex Regional Schools opened in 1961.
  Mr. Speaker, for the last 100 years, the Borough of North Caldwell 
has prospered as a community and remains a thriving municipality today. 
By all accounts, it will continue to prosper in the future and I ask my 
colleagues to congratulate all residents of North Caldwell on this 
special anniversary year.

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