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Preserving the Legacy of 2000-2003
Local Post Offices |
| A Chronology of the Post Offices serving Long Hill Towship |
| Apr, 1838 - Nov, 1905 |
Long Hill
(In December, 1895, renamed Longhill "to conform, in orthography,
to ... the OFFICIAL POSTAL GUIDE") |
| Dec, 1817 - Oct, 1821 |
Doughty's Mills
(In Somerset County. Assumed to be on the Passaic River below the Gorge.)
In 1820, the 16th Congress voted to establish a post road "From Liberty Corner by Doughty's mills [sic] and New Providence, to Springfield, in New Jersey." County Route 512 (Springfield Ave. and Valley Road) connects these places today. |
| Oct, 1821 - Feb, 1841 |
Millington (in Somerset County) |
| Feb, 1841 - July, 1845 |
Millington |
| July, 1845 - Feb, 1855 |
Millington (in Somerset County) |
| Feb, 1855 - Present |
Millington |
| 1866 |
Passaic Township is formed |
| December, 1871 |
The New Jersey West Line Railroad begins scheduled train service between Bernardsville and Summit |
| Jan, 1872 - Present |
Stirling |
| Jan, 1872 - Present |
Gillette |
| Extracted from "New Jersey Postal History", John L. Kay and Chester M. Smith, Jr., 1977. Thanks to the Pequannock Township Public Library. |
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