Editing East Orange, New Jersey (section)

==History==
East Orange had its origins in [[Connecticut]]'s [[New Haven Colony]]. In 1666, a group of 30 of New Haven's families traveled by water to found "a town on the [[Passaic River|Passayak]]" River. They arrived on territory now encompassing [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[the Oranges]], and several other municipalities. The area was situated in the northeast portion of a land grant conveyed by King [[Charles II of England]] to his brother James, Duke of York. In 1664, James conveyed the land to two proprietors, Lord [[John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton|John Berkeley]] and Sir [[George Carteret]]. Since Carteret had been Royal Governor of the Isle of [[Jersey]], the territory became known as New Jersey.

East Orange was initially a part of [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] and was originally known as Newark Mountains. On June 7, 1780, the townspeople of Newark Mountains officially voted to adopt the name Orange.<ref>Pierson, David Lawrence. ''History of the Oranges to 1921: Reviewing the Rise, Development and Progress of an Influential Community – Volume 1''. Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1922. OCLC 3884577. '''See Chapter XXIX – The Name Orange Adopted, Page 155.''' [https://books.google.com/books?id=65I-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA155 Available via Google Books]</ref> At the time, there was a significant number of people in favor of secession from Newark. However, this would not occur until November 27, 1806, when the territory now encompassing all of the Oranges was finally detached. On April 13, 1807, the first government was elected, but not until March 13, 1860, was Orange officially incorporated as a city. Immediately, the new city began fragmenting into smaller communities, primarily because of local disputes about the costs of establishing paid police, fire, and street departments. [[South Orange, New Jersey|South Orange]] was organized on January 26, 1861; Fairmount (later to become part of West Orange) on March 11, 1862; East Orange on March 4, 1863; and [[West Orange, New Jersey|West Orange]] (including Fairmount) on March 14, 1863. East Orange was reincorporated as a city on December 9, 1899, based on the results of a referendum held two days earlier.<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. 127. Accessed February 4, 2017.</ref>

East Orange was known, at one time, for the shade trees that lined the city's residential streets. This is still evident today as many of the tall trees still stand.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}