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Short Hills, New Jersey founder death...
Short Hills, New Jersey founder death...
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January 13, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 13, 1937
* Stewart Hartshorn death
* Short Hills, New Jersey
The top of page 23 has a one column photo with heading: "S. HARTSHORN DIES; INDUSTRIALIST, 96" and subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Stewart Hartshorn, founder of the town of Short Hills, New Jersey. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 48 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
wikipedia notes: Short Hills began as a planned community, when Stewart Hartshorn (who became wealthy from developing, perfecting and manufacturing the self-acting shade roller) purchased 13 acres (53,000 m2) of land in Millburn Township, near the present Hobart Avenue, Parsonage Hill Road, and Chatham Road. Hartshorn's purpose was to create "a harmonious community for people who appreciated nature," and "where natural beauty would not be destroyed by real estate developments, and where people of congenial tastes could dwell together." He later increased his land holdings to 56 acres (230,000 m2) for himself and 1,552 acres (6.28 km2) for the whole village, with each plot not owned by Hartshorn being no larger than 1/2 acre.
Hartshorn chose the name "Short Hills" because it reflected the topography of the region, and also because the local Lenape Native Americans used that same name to describe the region. One local resident suggested that he call his village "Hartshornville," but he refused, quietly content with Short Hills sharing his initials.
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