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Clark
Historical Society Official Site (click here)
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named
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Abraham Clark
Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
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History of
Clark |
The
Township of Clark, New Jersey, is the product of many years of
social, economic and political change. Established from Lenape
Indian Hunting Grounds, a crossroad of the American Revolution. Our
community would develop into an agricultural paradise that enabled
many European immigrants to strive for the American Dream.
The territory of land that would become Clark was originally a part
of several of the early villages of the State and of Union County,
but it was in 1858 after the village of Rahway incorporated itself
into a city that the land, of present day Clark, officially became a
community. The City of Rahway designated this land as the 5th Ward
of Rahway and Clark remained a part of Rahway until 1864 when the
357 residents of the ward declared their independence and
established their own town. They took the name of the signer of the
Declaration of Independence, Abraham Clark.
The town in its early years was a small quiet farm community, but as
the years went by Clark would slowly change. In the early part of
the century large farms were slowly being sub-divided into smaller
track farms. It was not until State Highway No. 4, present day
Garden State Parkway, cut the town in half, that our community
witnessed massive change. Many farmers facing economic changes as
well as the need for the housing shortage of post World War II began
to sell their land to housing developers. It is these land
developers who in a period of 40 years,1949 to 1989, changed the
appearance of Clark, from a community of wide open land to a town
with numerous housing developments and business centers.
Clark today is a thriving suburban community which is at 98%
capacity of occupied land, along with having a population of 16,541. |
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Frequently Used
Telephone Numbers (732): |
| Police |
388-3434 or 911 |
Board of Education |
574-9600 |
| Fire |
388-3434 or 911 |
Public Library |
388-5999 |
| Rescue Squad |
388-3434 or 911 |
Post Office |
381-0261 |
| City Hall |
388-3600 |
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