History of Passaic and its environs ..: historical-biographical . lane. William S. Anderson, a son of David, had purchased from Michael VanWinkle a vast tract lying east of the apple orchard, and for the purpose ofsupphing a pressing need erected in 1870 a building for a select school forchildren of the well-to-do families of this vicinity. Rev. John Kershaw, whohad successfully conducted such at the corner of State and River streets, Pas-saic, attempted to operate it, without success, after two years trial. Thebuilding, now fifty years old, is still standing at the northeast corner of Maplest
History of Passaic and its environs ..: historical-biographical . lane. William S. Anderson, a son of David, had purchased from Michael VanWinkle a vast tract lying east of the apple orchard, and for the purpose ofsupphing a pressing need erected in 1870 a building for a select school forchildren of the well-to-do families of this vicinity. Rev. John Kershaw, whohad successfully conducted such at the corner of State and River streets, Pas-saic, attempted to operate it, without success, after two years trial. Thebuilding, now fifty years old, is still standing at the northeast corner of Maplestreet and Union place. Upon this tract of William S. Anderson, streets were laid out and the samedivided into lots and blocks as early as 1870, which was twenty years too soon,as the sales were few and also far between. It was not until about 1890 thatthe growth of Wallington began and where, as if by magic, during the nighta village sprang up, a greater part of which was Hollanders, which seemsremarkable, as the original settlers here were of that
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