Fair Lawn, New Jersey:: Historic Tales from Settlement to Suburb

In Fair Lawn, New Jersey, the layered heritage is clear from the mix of Native American, Dutch and English names adorning the street signs. Author Jane Lyle Diepeveen traces Fair Lawn's history from its origins as a settlement at Sloterdam, a site of the developing Dutch Colonial architecture, to the innovative neighborhoods of Radburn, a cutting-edge planned American new town. Through interviews with longtime Fair Lawn residents, Diepeveen honors the days of dairy farms and swimming holes, as well as this vibrant community's progress today. From Warren Point to Columbia Heights, discover the hidden story of this jewel of New Jersey.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Jane Lyle Diepeveen, a retired community planner, is the municipal historian for the borough of Fair Lawn, New Jersey, and a trustee and past president of the Fair Lawn Historic Sites Preservation Corp., which runs the borough's history museum. Ms. Diepeveen holds a degree in architecture from Washington University and an MS in urban planning from Columbia University. She is active in local historic preservation and civic affairs and served for many years on the Fair Lawn Planning Board, helping to guide the borough's growth. She is also a past president and longtime member of the League of Women Voters of Fair Lawn, having served on its board for five decades.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Jane Lyle Diepeveen
• Verlag: The History Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.02.2010
• EAN: 9781596296985
• ISBN: 978-1-59629-698-5
• Seiten: 160
• Abmessung: 150 mm x 226 mm x 13 mm
• Gewicht: 272 g
• Serien: American Chronicles (History P; American Chronicles; American Chronicles (History P
• Themen: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; USA Nordosten, Mid-Atlantic States, History - U.S., HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA), HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General