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New York Times Feb 1896
ETNA, N.J., Feb. 22.1896 -- Franklin Pearce, a resident of this place, was cutting down some old apple trees on the farm, of the late Jacob Van Wagner, between New-Milford and Oradell, to-day, when one of the trees fell and some of the roots turned up out of the ground. Pearce tried to cut off some of them with his axe, and struck something hard that sounded like iron. Digging further he pulled a iron box from the ground.
It was full of coins going back to 1776 including several Washington half Pennies.
It is supposed that it was hidden during the Revolution when Washington passed through his property onto an encampment a short distance away.
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An area originally called Kinderkamack, it was set off from the Township of Washington, and incorporated as the Bergen County, N.J. borough of Etna on April 8, 1903. Etna was a station on the New Jersey & New York Railroad. The name was changed and it was incorporated as the Borough of Emerson on March 9, 1909. In 1909 a part of its area transferred to Westwood Borough. On April 26, 1939 part of its area went to Paramus Borough. On September 24, 1957 Emerson Borough exchanged portions with Westwood Borough.
Includes or included sections called Continental Woods, Frog Town, Lozier Park, Memorial School, Old Hook, Soldier Hill, Steenrapie. Primarily residential.
Emerson Post Office - The name of the Bergen County Post Office of Kinderkamack was changed 1 June 1877 to Etna, which name was later changed from Etna to Emerson
New York Times Feb 1896
ETNA, N.J., Feb. 22.1896 -- Franklin Pearce, a resident of this place, was cutting down some old apple trees on the farm, of the late Jacob Van Wagner, between New-Milford and Oradell, to-day, when one of the trees fell and some of the roots turned up out of the ground. Pearce tried to cut off some of them with his axe, and struck something hard that sounded like iron. Digging further he pulled a iron box from the ground.
It was full of coins going back to 1776 including several Washington half Pennies.
It is supposed that it was hidden during the Revolution when Washington passed through his property onto an encampment a short distance away.
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An area originally called Kinderkamack, it was set off from the Township of Washington, and incorporated as the Bergen County, N.J. borough of Etna on April 8, 1903. Etna was a station on the New Jersey & New York Railroad. The name was changed and it was incorporated as the Borough of Emerson on March 9, 1909. In 1909 a part of its area transferred to Westwood Borough. On April 26, 1939 part of its area went to Paramus Borough. On September 24, 1957 Emerson Borough exchanged portions with Westwood Borough.
Includes or included sections called Continental Woods, Frog Town, Lozier Park, Memorial School, Old Hook, Soldier Hill, Steenrapie. Primarily residential.
Emerson Post Office - The name of the Bergen County Post Office of Kinderkamack was changed 1 June 1877 to Etna, which name was later changed from Etna to Emerson
