Editing Lindenwold, New Jersey (section)

==History==
Lindenwold was created on April 23, 1929, from [[Clementon Township, New Jersey|Clementon Township]], one of seven municipalities created from the now-defunct township, and one of five new municipalities created on that same date: [[Hi-Nella, New Jersey|Hi-Nella]], [[Pine Hill, New Jersey|Pine Hill]], [[Pine Valley, New Jersey|Pine Valley]] (since merged with Pine Hill), and [[Somerdale, New Jersey|Somerdale]].<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/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. 107. Accessed May 29, 2024.</ref> The borough's first official meeting was held on the following May 31 in the old Fire Hall at Linden Avenue and Berlin Road. The name "Lindenwold" ([[German language|German]] for "linden forest") was suggested by Wimer Bedford, a local resident who had been reading a German book that included the word. Bedford sought to have [[tilia|linden trees]] planted along the borough's streets, but local officials chose cheaper trees as an alternative.<ref>[http://www.lindenwoldnj.gov/comm/history.php Lindenwold Borough Community Pages], Lindenwold Official Government Website. Accessed June 21, 2012.</ref><ref>Laughlin, Jason. [http://archive.courierpostonline.com/article/20061019/SPECIAL20/610190421/Lindenwold-tree-by-any-name "Lindenwold: A tree by any name"] {{dead link|date=May 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, ''[[Courier-Post]]'', October 18, 2006. Accessed September 3, 2015. "Wimer Bedford gave the town its name when it became a town in 1885. In [[German language|German]], Lindenwold means Linden Woods. He had hoped to plant linden trees throughout the community, but while he was away on business the town government found cheaper and more affordable trees and planted them instead."</ref>