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While Stephen Jackson (1744–1812) may have built it, the house is attributed to his son, Joseph Jackson (1774–1854), a prominent industrialist in Rockaway from 1812 to 1854. He was Postmaster, Morris County Judge and Justice of Peace and a member of the New Jersey Assembly. [4] Dr. George H. Foster purchased the house in 1885.
Rockaway is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 6,598, [10] [11] an increase of 160 (+2.5%) from the 2010 census count of 6,438, [20] [21] which in turn reflected a decline of 35 (−0.5%) from the 6,473 counted in the 2000 census.
The Elmhurst branch has been open from September 1972 – present [2] and was rebuilt extensively in 2011-2016. [6] 19: Far Rockaway: 1637 Central Avenue, Far Rockaway, NY 11691 The Far Rockaway branch has been open from August 1904 – present, and is currently located at 1637 Central Avenue, Far Rockaway. [2] 20: Flushing
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When the New Jersey Library Association (NJLA) was founded in 1890, upwards of fifty-seven public libraries were established and operating statewide. In 1900, New Jersey state legislature created the Public Library Commission (PLC) as a method to provide support for public libraries. [25]
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The borough's first library opened in 1878 charing $1.50 or $46 in today's money. Its first free library opened in 1924.