Chatham, New Jersey is a small town situated on the banks of the Passaic River. The first visitors were the Lenni Lenape Indians who stopped in Chatham on their annual migration from Sussex County to the Atlantic Ocean. They called the river the “Fishawack”. In late August of 1781, while his troops were camped in Morristown, George Washington wrote seventeen letters from a Chatham homestead. After the Revolutionary War, Chatham’s convenient location, just a day’s journey from New York City, made it a popular overnight stop for east-west travelers. The mid nineteenth century brought vacationers from Newark and New York City to enjoy Chatham’s “salubrious air.” Drawn to the bucolic setting, many vacationers returned to make Chatham their home. Today Chatham is a bustling commuter suburb. Its tenuous ties to a simpler time exist mainly in the memories of its citizens. A native Chathamite, Liz Holler chronicles those times. From Swimming with the Roses to The Tea Room Era, Liz’s stories depict life in a small town by the river. These vignettes, first published in the Chatham Historical Society newsletters, depict a moment in time that adds to Chatham’s rich past.
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Born on March 6, 1953, Liz Holler has lived her entire life in Chatham, New Jersey. Upon graduation from the Borough schools, Liz attended Berkeley Secretarial School. Liz currently works at the Chatham Municipal Building where many of her ideas for stories come from conversations with local citizens.
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Wonderful glimpses of a small NJ Town,
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This is a warm, charming book written by a woman who knows and loves Chatham intimatly. It is very well written in a folksy style. Wherever you are from, upon reading this book, you will wish you were from Chatham, NJ.
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Main Street, Chatham Press, Raymond Street, Fairmount Avenue, Passaic Avenue, Fuller Avenue, World War, Chatham Borough, Civil Defense, Ruzicka's Pond, Chatham Hotel, Miss Dickinson, Utility Laundry, Passaic River, Center Street, River Road, Chatham Garage, Jersey City, Game Club, Summit Avenue, Fair Mount, Tom Tyrone, Black Tom, Captain Heater, New York Browse Sample Pages:
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