| South Orange Revisited Contributor(s): Welk, Naoma (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738545937 ISBN-13: 9780738545936 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2006 Annotation: From the mid-1800s through the late 1900s, life in South Orange was a mirror of events taking place on a national and global level. Evolutions in population, transportation, education, and culture played an important part in South Orange's growth from a small farming village to the bustling community it is today. For more than 150 years, the village's excellent road and rail infrastructure, salubrious climate, and close proximity to Manhattan has drawn residents from a wide range of backgrounds, interests, and talents. Today many South Orange residents enjoy the convenience of working in a bustling city and at the same time, living in late-19th- and 20th-century homes on streets illuminated by Victorian gaslights. These are just some of the factors that make South Orange a unique community. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - History | Social History - Travel | United States - Northeast - Middle Atlantic (nj, Ny, Pa) |
| Dewey: 974.933 |
| LCCN: 2006926490 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6.52" W x 9.2" (0.71 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - New Jersey - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Stirking historic images bring to life the story of a 150 year old village on the outskirts of Manhattan with a legacy that will continue to suprise. From the mid-1800s through the late 1900s, life in South Orange was a mirror of events taking place on a national and global level. Evolutions in population, transportation, education, and culture played an important part in South Orange's growth from a small farming village to the bustling community it is today. For more than 150 years, the village's excellent road and rail infrastructure, salubrious climate, and close proximity to Manhattan has drawn residents from a wide range of backgrounds, interests, and talents. Today many South Orange residents enjoy the convenience of working in a bustling city and at the same time, living in late-19th- and 20th-century homes on streets illuminated by Victorian gaslights. These are just some of the factors that make South Orange a unique community. |
Contributor Bio(s): Welk, Naoma: - Naoma Welk lives in an 1885 Queen Anne-Victorian home in Montrose Park, the historic district of South Orange, and is vice president of the Montrose Park Historic District Association. The author of South Orange, Welk is pleased to present South Orange Revisited, which draws from the collections of the South Orange Public Library, Seton Hall University archives, the New Jersey Historical Society, and many private collections. |