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Where was NJ Route 8?
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A little about the Northern New Jersey area this road
served
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Where
was Route 8? |
Based on the information I have been able to gather,
NJ State Highway 8 was designated as such in 1916. It's initial path
took it from Verona and ended in Unionville, NY, just across the
state border. In New York, it continued on. It passed through four counties and the following towns and
cities in New Jersey:
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Pre-
History of the Road
Picture
Index
Pixs
of the Past
Let's Take a Tour
Exits
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1.
Verona
6. Riverdale
11.
Jefferson
16. Sussex
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2. Cedar Grove
7.
Bloomingdale
12 Franklin
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3. Little Falls
8.
Butler
13.
Hardyston
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4. Wayne
9.
Kinnelon
14.
Hamburg
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5.
Pequannock
10.
West Milford
15. Wantage
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Some of these towns have villages were settled in the late 17th and early 18th
centuries, but you can read more about that in the "Pre
- History" area.
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At the time Route 8 was established, the population of
these towns was much smaller and the economy was still mostly agriculture based
although manufacturing and mining were also a big part of the economy.
Today, the population of these towns totals 608,038 and the biggest sector
of the economy are Service companies. Most of the towns are
"suburbs" or "bedroom" communities.
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organizations that were in existence at the time this road designation was
established. As time permits, I will include pictures (old and new) and
links to the interesting and peculiar along the tour.
Some of the other items to look at are the railroads and rivers that the
road crossed, the schools and churches that have stood on or near the
road, the political and social groups that existed at the time of the road
designation as well as the people that were around. |
Information on this page came from various sources
including www.census.gov and
web.mit.edu/spui/www/firstnj.html The 8 gif came from www.aaroads.com
and the yellow old marker came from Robert Droz. I know that this 8 would
not have existed as a different scheme existed when this road become Route
23 in 1928 but it's all I could find.
I hope you learn something about State Route 8 history, Please email me if you have some historical information about old New Jersey State Route 8.
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