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West Orange was initially a part of the city of Newark, and remained so until November 27, 1806, when the territory now encompassing all of The Oranges was detached to form Orange Township. On April 13, 1807, the first government was elected. On January 31, 1860, Orange was incorporated as a town, and on April 3, 1872, it was reincorporated as a city. Almost immediately, Orange began fragmenting into smaller communities, primarily because of local disputes about the costs of establishing paid police, fire and street departments. South Orange was organized on April 1, 1861, Fairmount (an independent municipality for less than one year that was later to become part of West Orange) on March 11, 1862, and East Orange on March 4, 1863. West Orange (including what had been the briefly independent municipality of Fairmount) was incorporated as a township on April 10, 1863, and was reformed as a town on February 28, 1900.

West Orange is set off by two large parks: the South Mountain Reservation along its southwestern borders with Maplewood and Millburn, and the Eagle Rock Reservation along its northeastern borders with Montclair and Verona. The township straddles the transition between the low-lying Newark Bay basin and the high terrain of the Watchung Mountains.

Llewellyn Park, the first planned community in America, is located within West Orange, and was designed by entrepreneur Llewellyn Haskell and architect Alexander Jackson Davis in 1857. Llewellyn Park is considered among the best examples of the "Romantic Landscape" movement of that period. Thomas Edison was one of the many residents.

 

Government

Township of West Orange
66 Main St
West Orange, NJ 07052
973-325-4100

Departments

Construction Official 973-325-4112

Court Administator 973-325-4080

Fire - 911
(Non-Emergency) 973-325-4175

First Aid - 911
(Non-Emergency) 973-325-4170

Health Department 973-325-4120

Library

Office of Emergency Management (OEM) 973-325-4175

Police - 911
(Non-emergency) 973-325-4000

Public Works 973-325-4067

Recreation 973-325-4150

Senior Citizens 973-325-4105

Tax Collector's Office 973-325-4075

Tax Assessor 973-325-4060

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Gregory Elementary School - Grades K - 5
301 Gregory Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
973-669-5397

Hazel Elementary School - Grades K - 5
45 Hazel Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
973-669-5448

Mt. Pleasant Elementary School - Grades K - 5
9 Manger Road
West Orange, NJ 07052
973-669-5480

Plesantdale Elementary School - PreK - 5
555 Pleasant Valley Way
West Orange, NJ 07052
973-669-5452

Redwood Elementary School - Grades K - 5
75 Redwood Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
973-669-5457

St. Cloud Elementary School - Grades K - 5
71 Sheridan Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
973-669-5393

Washington Elementary School - Grades K - 5
289 Main Street
West Orange, NJ 07052
973-669-5385

Thomas A Edison Central Six School - Grade 6
75 William Street
West Orange, NJ 07052
973-669-5360

Liberty Middle School - Grades 7 & 8
1 Kelly Drive
West Orange, NJ 07052
973-243-2007

Roosevelt Middle School - Grades 7 & 8
36 Gilbert Place
West Orange, NJ 07052
973-669-5373

West Orange High School - Grades 9 - 12
51 Conforti Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
973-669-5301

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Thomas Edison's Home - The Glenmont
Honeysuckle Road in Llewellyn Park
West Orange, NJ 07052

(Photo by Bill Coughlin, courtesy of HMdb.org)

In 1886 Thomas Edison bought Glenmont as a gift for
his bride, Mina Miller. After moving in, Edison said that the
23-room Victorian mansion was “a great deal too nice
for me, but it isn’t half nice enough for my little wife.”

The Edisons and their children often used the grounds for
sports and games, to entertain visitors, and to relax.
During your visit, take time to explore some of
Glenmont’s 13½ acres and enjoy the estate that
Thomas Edison called home for 44 years.

Thomas Edison's West Orange Laboratory
Main Street
West Orange, NJ 07052

(Photo by Bill Coughlin, courtesy of HMdb.org)

In the fall of 1887, Thomas Edison moved into his new laboratory
complex in the town of West Orange, N.J. For the next 44
years Edison directed teams of research assistants in his
“Invention Factory” and created a model for modern
research and development laboratories.

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