Editing Glen Rock, New Jersey (section)

==History==
Glen Rock was formed on September 14, 1894, from portions of [[Ridgewood Township, New Jersey|Ridgewood Township]] and [[Saddle River Township, New Jersey|Saddle River Township]] during the "[[Boroughitis]]" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone.<ref>Snyder, John P. [https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf#page=87 ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 78. Accessed March 20, 2012.</ref><ref>"History of Bergen County" Vol. 1, p. 366. Source shows September 12, 1894 as date of formation.</ref><ref>Harvey, Cornelius Burnham. [https://books.google.com/books?id=EdoMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA11 ''Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey''], p. 11, New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Company, 1900. Accessed September 2, 2013. "For a period of sixteen years following the passage of this act few boroughs were organized in the State, only three of them being in Bergen County.... As it was twenty-six boroughs were created in the county from January 23, 1894, to December 18, of the same year."</ref> The main impetus for the break from Ridgewood Township was the decision to have Glen Rock students attend a new school closer to the center of Ridgewood instead of their one-room schoolhouse located at the intersection of Ackerman Avenue and Rock Road.<ref name=Living/> Originally, the borough was to be named "South Ridgewood", but in order to prevent confusion with the neighboring [[Ridgewood, New Jersey|Ridgewood Village]], resident Monsieur Viel suggested the alternative name of Glen Rock.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tryforos |first1=Sue |title=Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes |url=https://www.glenrockhistory.org/single-post/2018/05/15/Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes |website=Glen Rock Historical & Preservation Society |access-date=July 13, 2019}} "The original plan by the town fathers was to call the borough South Ridgewood but on second thought they were concerned that this could cause confusion with our neighbor so Monsieur Viel offered his alternative, which was immediately accepted."</ref>

The borough was settled around the [[Glen Rock (boulder)|Glen Rock]], a large [[boulder]] in a small valley ([[glen]]), from which the borough gets its name.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=14 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 31, 2015.</ref><ref>Herman, Jennifer [https://books.google.com/books?id=Tc4uZ2HBG2oC&pg=PA280 ''New Jersey Encyclopedia''], p.&nbsp;280. State History Publications, 2008. {{ISBN|9781878592446}}. Accessed August 31, 2015.</ref> The rock, a [[glacial erratic]] weighing in at {{convert|570|ST}} and located where Doremus Avenue meets Rock Road, is believed to have been carried to the site by a [[glacier]] that picked up the rock 15,000 years ago near [[Peekskill, New York]], and carried it for {{convert|20|mi}} to its present location. The [[Lenape]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] called the boulder "Pamachapuka" (meaning "stone from heaven" or "stone from the sky") and used it for signal fires and as a trail marker.<ref name="Living">[[Janet Elder|Elder, Janet]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/05/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-glen-rock.html "If You're Thinking of Living in Glen Rock"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 5, 1985. Accessed October 26, 2016. "Glen Rock is named for a 570-ton boulder, believed to have been deposited by a glacier, that stands at the northern end{{sic}} of Rock Road, the town's main street. Called Pamackapuka, or Stone from Heaven, by the Delaware Indians, it served as a base for Indian signal fires and later as a trail marker for colonists."</ref><ref>Coutros, Evonne. [https://web.archive.org/web/20161026234604/http://www.northjersey.com/community-news/glen-rock-s-boulder-going-national-1.851874 "Glen Rock's boulder going national"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 15, 2012, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of October 26, 2016. Accessed August 29, 2017. "The borough's most famous boulder at the busy intersection of Rock Road and Doremus Avenue will be featured in the March issue of ''National Geographic'' magazine."</ref><ref>Hoffmann, Fritz. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120219213752/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/03/pet-rocks/hoffmann-photography "Rock... And Roll"], ''[[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]]'', March 2012. Accessed October 26, 2016. "Glen Rock, New Jersey, is named for its 570-ton erratic. Scientists believe a glacier brought it from about 20 miles north."</ref>

The borough was the site of one of Bergen County's most serious public transportation accidents. In 1911, a [[tram|trolley]] operator for the North Jersey Rapid Transit Company, one day away from retirement, died in a crash with an opposing trolley around the intersection of Prospect and Grove Streets that was caused by signal problems. In addition to the death of the opposing trolley operator, 12 people were injured. This crash in part hastened the demise of this transportation mode which ran from [[Elmwood Park, New Jersey]], to [[Suffern, New York]], and competed with the [[Erie Railroad]]. The right of way for this trolley line was purchased by the [[Public Service Enterprise Group]] and is still visible today.<ref>Smith Jr., Don E. [https://patch.com/new-jersey/ridgewood/historian-marks-100th-anniversary-of-deadly-crash "Historian Marks 100th Anniversary of Glen Rock's Deadly Trolley Crash"], Ridgewood Patch, July 7, 2011. Accessed August 29, 2017.</ref><ref>Quimbly, EJ. ''Interurban Interludes: A history of the North Jersey Rapid Transit Company'', A Carstens publication, 1968.</ref>