New-York tribune., 1895-10-14
TCLAIRANDBLOOMFIELD
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THE FORMER AN IDEAL PLACE OF RESIDENCE
AND THE LATTER FULL OF MANUFACTURE
ING ACTIvITY-wHERE MANY NEW
WORKERS HAVE HOMES.
The picturesque part of Essex county h"o"" 9"
the township of Montc,ar has had various ha''es
at different periods In its history, but Whatever M
title may have been and whoever may nave "'eu
among it's hills and valleys. there was never any
Soubt as 10 its natural beauties and its desiraoiity
as a plsce of residence. From the hills wlthih the
town limits there superb views OF 'he cou"'i!
for miles around Nature has made ample provision
for drainage ana marked along its valleys the out
lines Of roads which have been perfected by man.
The territory was at time known as Cranesto"h.
Cra,es,ou,n and Watsessing which were afterward
included in the township OF Bloomfield, were simply
outlying plantations of the town on the river "hich
were taken UP and occupied by few OF 'he oi's'ai
settlers of Newark. The exact boundary lines oi
Cranestown are not known, nor Is there any
nroof as to the origin Of the name, put IL
was doubtless in honor Of Jasper crane cranes
town played important part curing ''e
Revolutionary War and General Washington had
his headquarters there. occupying the o'd crane
mansion which stills stands at the )uhcuoh oi
the present Clairmont-ave. and Valley ROAD. Inc
house Is now occupied by Alfred Crane. IL IS also
se,d that when General Anthony Wayne left MS
camp al Second River his troops took their march
4, tho memorable snowstorm of January, l77s. up
the old road TO Horseneck and abandoned their
cannon in the at Caldwell This Is the pold
hiu on the east side Of the notch which served as
lookout for Washington on many occasions Cald-
we'll was the birthplace of Grover Cleveland.
The name West Bloomfield was adopted Tor
Cranestown in 1872. when the township OF Bloonneid
was erected and by that name the place was
known for many years. until inconvenience was
experienced on that account. The historians OF the
nlace say that the letters for the residents OF West
bloomfield frequently miscarred and either went to
Bloomfield or TO West Bloomfield in New-forK
Stale and the same mistakes were made with rail-
road tickets and with baggage Finally public
meeting was held In 1860, a. which the matter OF
a name was discussed. and change was decided
upon OF the names which were suggested those
which were received with the most favor were
Clairmont Hillside and Eagleton, with Cairmont
in the lead But there many places of that
name ! the map OF the United States, and Julius
II 1T suggested reversing the name, making II
Montclar which name finally adopted. The
station name was first changed. and then the Gov
ernment changed 'he name of the postofhce TO con-
form with the wishes of the people.
The township of Montclar when it was set OF
from the township of Bloomfield was described as
follows In the official Beginning at a point
in the centre Of the stone arch bridge over the
stream crossing the road OF and near to the
residence of Henry Stucky on the Orange line
thence from said starting point in straight line
about north thrty-one degrees five minutes, east
70 a point in the Passaic County line, when point