Editing Magnolia, New Jersey (section)

==History==

Magnolia was incorporated as a borough by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on April 14, 1915, from portions of the now-defunct [[Centre Township, New Jersey|Centre Township]], and parts of [[Clementon, New Jersey|Clementon]], based on the results of a referendum held on May 12, 1915.<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 was named for [[magnolia]] trees that grow in the area.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=19 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 4, 2015.</ref><ref>Comegno, Carol. [http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/south-jersey/2015/05/15/magnolia-anniversary-centennial/27337857/ "Magnolia celebrates 100th anniversary; Magnolia is small-town America where people know and care about one another and all know its motto: "One Square Mile of Friendliness.'"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', May 15, 2015. "Magnolia is small-town America where people know and care about one another and all know its motto: 'One Square Mile of Friendliness.'"</ref>

Magnolia has been the site of one of seven remaining single-arch [[McDonald's]] signs in the United States, with the bulk of signs in the nation matching the company's trademarked [[Golden Arches]].<ref>Strunsky, Steve. [https://www.nj.com/news/erry-2018/12/1a10ff04728920/only-7-original-mcdonalds-gold.html "Only 7 original McDonald's golden arches still exist, and one is in N.J."], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], December 10, 2018, updated September 24, 2019. Accessed August 18, 2020. "The single-arch marquee is an original version that dates to 1962, and is one of only a half dozen like it from among the 37,000 McDonald's locations around the world, according to collectors, curators and other sign experts who have been wowed by what may be the Borough of Magnolia's most widely-renowned piece of architecture.... Seltzer said the Magnolia sign is one of just seven remaining single-arch McDonald's 'crest' signs scattered along the byways of America, still bearing the family crest of Richard and Maurice McDonald."</ref>