. Essex county, , illustrated . BALDWIN HOMESTEAD, AN OLD NEWARK LANDMARK THE OLD ROAD FERRY-HOUSE. Orange road which was in existence years before. The princi-pal roads and avenues running through the county, connectingits cities, towns and villages, are all fine and broad avenues,well paved and under the care of the Essex County Road Board had its origin in the far-sighted and public-spiritedLlewellyn S. Haskell, (he founder of Llewellyn Park, Some years after he had completed that beautifulpark, Mr. Haskell conceived the idea of making all of EssexCounty o
. Essex county, , illustrated . BALDWIN HOMESTEAD, AN OLD NEWARK LANDMARK THE OLD ROAD FERRY-HOUSE. Orange road which was in existence years before. The princi-pal roads and avenues running through the county, connectingits cities, towns and villages, are all fine and broad avenues,well paved and under the care of the Essex County Road Board had its origin in the far-sighted and public-spiritedLlewellyn S. Haskell, (he founder of Llewellyn Park, Some years after he had completed that beautifulpark, Mr. Haskell conceived the idea of making all of EssexCounty one grand park with Newark as a centre. His idea wasto take the principal thoroughfares leading out from Newark,grade and pave them so as to make easy and pleasant drivesand then connect them by lateral roads. In pursuance of thisplan, Mr. Haskell procured from tlie legislature of 1S68, a lawincorporating the Essex County Road Board. The first membersof the Board were Llewellyn S. Haskell, William H. Murphyand Francis McGrath. The l
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