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==History== Clinton Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on April 12, 1841, from portions of [[Lebanon Township, New Jersey|Lebanon Township]], based on the results of a referendum held that same day. Portions of the township have been taken to form [[Clinton, New Jersey|Clinton town]] (April 5, 1865, within the township; became independent in 1895), [[High Bridge, New Jersey|High Bridge township]] (March 29, 1871) and [[Lebanon, New Jersey|Lebanon borough]] (March 26, 1926).<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 154. Accessed October 25, 2012.</ref> The township was named for [[Governor of New York]] [[DeWitt Clinton]].<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=10 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 28, 2015.</ref> In 1998, Republican [[New Jersey General Assembly|Assemblyman]] [[Michael Patrick Carroll]] proposed to honor former president [[Ronald Reagan]] by changing the township's name to Reagan Township and renaming [[Clinton, New Jersey|Clinton]] to Reagan, New Jersey.<ref>[https://www.mcall.com/1998/03/15/clinton-nj-becomes-subject-of-idol-curiosity-republican-lawman-suggests-the-town-change-its-name-to-reagan-but-he-admits-an-april-fools-day-announcement-would-have-been-better-timing-for-his-joke/ "Clinton, N.J., Becomes Subject Of Idol Curiosity Republican Lawman Suggests The Town Change Its Name To Reagan. But He Admits An April Fool's Day Announcement Would Have Been Better Timing For His Joke."], ''[[The Morning Call]]'', March 15, 1998. Accessed March 27, 2024.</ref>
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