Editing Fanwood, New Jersey (section)

==History==
In 1831, the [[Elizabethtown and Somerville Railroad]] received a legislative charter to construct a railroad through the area. The line reached here in 1837 and a station, known as the Scotch Plains station, was built in 1839. The company became the [[Central Railroad of New Jersey]] in 1849. The line was later moved to reduce the grade and a new station, known as the Fanwood station, was built in 1874. At the same time, the Central New Jersey Land Improvement Company began development of '''Fanwood Park''', a residential community around the station. The development featured curvilinear streets. [[John Taylor Johnston]], then president of CNJ, named the community after his wife, Frances, also known as Fanny, according to his daughter, Emily. In 1878, Fanwood Township was created from Plainfield and Westfield Townships.<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=04000516}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fanwood Park Historic District |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|first1=Nancy L. |last1=Zerbe |first2=Erika |last2=Webb |first3=Catherine |last3=Bull |date=June 2003 }} With {{NRHP url|id=04000516|photos=y|title=accompanying 29 photos}}</ref>