You have reached the 1912 Edition of RoxburyNewJersey.com
By M. Balston,
Editor We are pleased that you have allowed us into your Parlor to share our pride in our community. The last several years have brought big changes to our town of Roxbury. It's hard to imagine now but just 10 years ago, in 1902, we were without many of the modern conveniences of a progressive community that we enjoy today. During this past decade, we have been favored with modern Trolley service to Dover, Morristown and points East, an up to date unified District School, the building of the high speed 'Lackawanna Cutoff' Railway Line along with a brand new Railroad Station House at Landing that serves local citizens, seasonal merrymakers going to Lake Hopatcong, as well as a new breed of Businessman, the 'Commuter'. This page will highlight some of the modern facilities Roxbury has to offer, and will serve as our 'calling card'. While the history of Roxbury Township is rich, the future looks to be even brighter. We can say without any fear of contradiction, that the citizenry of Roxbury, displaying indomitable energy, have marched resolutely into the Twentieth Century. Along with the rest of our newly expanded Union, and under the skilled leadership of President Taft, Governor Wilson and our local officials, we look forward to coming times of expanding prosperity and peace, as our chosen nation enjoys that which the Prophets of old envisioned. |
The 'Grey' School, a modern
building with a Teaching Staff trained in the latest Pedagogic techniques.
The Ledgewood House Hotel & Restaurant offers every amenity. When
registering at the desk,
please let the proprietors know you saw their listing on RoxburyNewJersey.com
Main Street, Ledgewood New Jersey. We have regular Trolley service to points
east and
up to Lake Hopatcong.
A little further east from the photo view above, the tracks go through
Succasunna
Trolley service is frequent, the Cars are clean, the Operators polite.
This modern car is seen alongside Kenvil Avenue.
For those City Folks who desire a country experience, the recently opened
Triple Lake Dude Ranch of Succasunna will give you 'yer fill of "ropin
& ridin"
The Hotel DeCamp has a well deserved reputation for excellence in accomodations
A wide variety of travelers find rest at the Day's Hotel in Kenvil
Ledgewood Baptist Church overlooks the Morris Canal Basin and the Trolley Line.
While
Roxbury Township is proud of all it's citizens, there are two
outstanding luminaries in our community, men of national recognition,
men who enrich our society by their accomplishments in the higher
spheres of human endeavor. While these men are well known by most,
permit us this short introduction for our younger readers: Rev. Elijah W. Stoddard, D.D., Pastor of the Succasunna Presbyterian Church From 1864 until the present day, a period of forty-eight years, the Presbyterian Church at Succasunna New Jersey has been privileged to have been under the Pastoral leadership of The Rev. Elijah W. Stoddard. During these years of Gospel Ministry, Dr. Stoddard has overseen the addition of hundreds who were added to the church membership rolls, he has performed over 460 marriages, and officiated at over 860 funerals. Even now, though in his ninety-second year, he continues to inspire a new generation of young Christians as he gives leadership and direction in the myriad activities of the Succasunna Presbyterian Church. Dr. Theodore Frelinghuysen Wolfe, M. D., Ph. D., Litt. D.,
Internationally Recognized Author |
Succasunna Methodist Church Rev. Albert Cain, Pastor |
Succasunna Presbyterian Church Rev. Elijah W. Stoddard, Pastor |
Ledgewood Baptist Church Rev. H.M.B. Dare, Pastor |
The Churches of our Community invite you to worship with us
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ROXBURY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1907
(Editor's Note: The image above is from
a 1968 Roxbury High publication in my personal collection. By that time, 2 of
the students had become Doctors)
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ROXBURY
HIGH SCHOOL Huzzah for the Graduates!!! Alice
Caskey This photo is from the 1912 edition of The Echo, the Yearbook publication of Roxbury High School. The first Echo was in 1910, and we imagine that as time goes on they will make a fine record of Roxbury life. |
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