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Fairmount Township, New Jersey

Not to be confused with Fairmount, New Jersey.

Fairmount was a township that existed in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, from 1862 to 1863.

Fairmount was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 11, 1862, from portions of Caldwell Township (now Fairfield Township), Livingston Township and Orange Township.[1]

Fairmount lasted until April 10, 1863, shortly after its first anniversary, when it was absorbed into the newly created West Orange Township.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 127.
  2. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "West Orange" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 555.

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