Glen Ridge History Quiz 6

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Glen Ridge Public Library, the Glen Ridge Historical Society & the Glen Ridge Recreation Department have joined together to bring you a weekly opportunity to learn some Glen Ridge history while sheltering in place.

This week's quiz will focus on articles from the following Gaslamp newsletters of the Glen Ridge Historical Society:

September, 2013
April, 2010
November, 2016
September, 2012
November, 2008

These articles can be found at bit.ly/36bXJJZ

Quiz begins after this historic 1918 Spanish influenza poster

The Glen Ridge High School athletic field was dedicated on October 1, 1925. It was rededicated on Armistice Day 1938 in honor of Mayor Alfred Hurrell who died the previous June. What was located on the field before 1925?

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Peter Hayden's harness manufacturing mill

Samuel Benson's homestead

King Street between Bloomfield and Belleville Avenues

All of the above

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Which element below was NOT included in the original design of Freeman Gardens?

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Photo credit: Robert Baum

Dolphin fountain

Brick amphitheatre

Small patio

Ornamental iron gates

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From 1932-1966, students in nursery school through twelfth grade attended classes in a private school located on the former Chapman estate at 204 Ridgewood Avenue. What was the name of the school?

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Sunnycrest School

Sherwood School

Carteret School

Marion and Nadine Borden School

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Liberace, the famous pianist and entertainer, lived in Glen Ridge for a short time between 1939 - 1940 at the beginning of his career. Why did he move to Glen Ridge?

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To perform shows in Atlantic City’s Casinos

To play in Broadway shows

To study classical piano with a New York City instructor

To serve as the rehearsal pianist for the New York City Ballet

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Nathan Russell was a realtor in Glen Ridge from 1895-1917. His first real estate office (below) was located on the southwest corner of Ridgewood and Bloomfield Avenues. When the borough acquired land in the Glen for permanent open space, the building was moved and became the second floor of a new home at 45 Clark Street. Russell then built a second office building that still operates as a commercial enterprise today. What building is it?

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12 Herman Street - Glen Ridge Auto, Inc.

227 Ridgewood Avenue - Bank of America

13 Herman Street - Fitzgerald’s 1928

222 Ridgewood Avenue - Blue Foundry Bank

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