Editing Green Township, New Jersey (section)

== History ==
On November 20, 1824, the southern portion of Sussex County was set off to create [[Warren County, New Jersey|Warren County]]. The northern portions of both [[Hardwick Township, New Jersey|Hardwick]] and [[Independence Township, New Jersey|Independence]] townships, remained in Sussex County and were incorporated as Green Township by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on December 27, 1824.<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. 230. Accessed August 30, 2012.</ref>

In 1829, part of Green Township were transferred to [[Byram Township, New Jersey|Byram Township]], and in 1853 Green Township was expanded to include a section of the old [[Newton Township, Sussex County, New Jersey|Newtown Township]]. On February 24, 1904, [[Fredon Township, New Jersey|Fredon Township]] was incorporated from a portion of the township.<ref name=Story/> In 1881, the area was listed as {{convert|19.65|sqmi|km2}}; and today Green encompasses {{convert|16.5|sqmi|km2}}. The township was named after Ephraim Green, who settled near Greendell in 1770.<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> Many sections of Green retain their own unique identity, such as Tranquility, Huntsville, Greendell and Yellow Frame.<ref name=History>[http://www.greentwp.com/index.php/green-township-history History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822151644/http://www.greentwp.com/index.php/green-township-history |date=August 22, 2013 }}, Township of Green. Accessed August 30, 2012.</ref>

Tranquility was originally known as Kennedytown, named for Amos Kennedy who settled here. When the location for the Tranquility Methodist Church was being chosen, a disagreement arose over erecting it in [[Allamuchy Township, New Jersey|Allamuchy Township]] or Kennedytown. A compromise was affected, with the church being erected halfway between the two points. To memorialize the agreement, the church was named Tranquility. Later, Kennedytown took the church's name as its own.<ref name=History/><ref>[http://greentwphistoricalsociety.webs.com/historyofgreentwp.htm History of Green Township ] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130909193205/http://greentwphistoricalsociety.webs.com/historyofgreentwp.htm |date=September 9, 2013 }}, Green Township Historical Society. Accessed September 9, 2013.</ref>[[Image:Pequest Fill - 1912.gif|thumb|300px|right|The westbound ''[[Lackawanna Limited]]'' coming off the Pequest Fill on the [[Lackawanna Cut-off]] in Tranquility, about {{convert|1|mi|km|adj=on}} east of the station in Greendell. This 1912 photo was the basis for a [[Phoebe Snow (character)|Phoebe Snow]] poster advertising how the Cut-Off cut off {{convert|11|mi|km}} from the trip to [[Buffalo, New York]]. The so-called "[[borrow pit]]s" that provided fill for the Pequest Fill can be seen to the right. The original Tranquility schoolhouse stood not far from this location, but was torn down to make way for the Pequest Fill. The [[Lackawanna Railroad]] paid for a new schoolhouse.]]

In 1911, the [[Lackawanna Cut-off]] rail line opened through Green Township, with a stop at [[Greendell station]]. The Cut-Off was part of the [[Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad]]'s mainline from [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]] to Buffalo. The line was abandoned in 1980 and the tracks were removed four years later.<ref>Barnickel, Don; and Williams, Paula. [http://www.njskylands.com/hscutoff.htm "Touring the Lackawanna Cutoff"], Skylands Visitor. Accessed September 9, 2013.</ref> New Jersey Transit is considering reactivating passenger service on the line extending to [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]], with a proposed maintenance-of-way facility at Greendell that would incorporate the surviving station building.<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/Lackawanna%20Draft%20EA.pdf "New Jersey - Pennsylvania Lackawanna Cut-Off Passenger Rail Service Restoration Project Environmental Assessment"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621180823/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/Lackawanna%20Draft%20EA.pdf |date=June 21, 2007 }}, [[NJ Transit]], December 2006. Accessed September 9, 2013.</ref>

In August 2006, a documentary titled ''The History of Green Township'' was produced by Kelsey Falkowski. The video includes historical landmarks, interviews with lifelong citizens of Green Township, and leads up to the contemporary view of the township. Copies can be obtained through the Green Township Historical Society.<ref>[http://greentwphistoricalsociety.webs.com/videohistoryproject.htm Video History Project] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130909193236/http://greentwphistoricalsociety.webs.com/videohistoryproject.htm |date=September 9, 2013 }}, Green Township Historical Society. Accessed September 9, 2013.</ref>