page_title: Jefferson Township, New Jersey
section_title: Arts and culture
hierarchical_section_title: Jefferson Township, New Jersey / Arts and culture
caption_attribution_description: The former New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway station depot at Newfoundland, New Jersey in 2006.
context_page_description: Jefferson Township is the northernmost township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 21,314, having increased by 1,597 from the 19,717 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,892 from the 17,825 counted in the 1990 Census.
  Jefferson Township was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 11, 1804, from portions of Pequannock Township and Roxbury Township. The township was named after Thomas Jefferson, the President of the United States at the time the Township was created.
context_section_description: Every year, the weekend following Independence Day, The Jefferson Arts Committee hosts a day of celebration known as Jefferson Township Day (it is colloquially referred to as "Jefferson Day"). Throughout the entire day, entertainment and festivities at the Jefferson Township High School are provided. Up until 2012 there would be a morning parade featuring the town's fire trucks, high school marching band and other local groups march down Weldon Road.  Starting in 2013 the parade has been substituted with various activities such as a fishing contest, kids kart race and a road bowling tournament.  There are a variety of activities set up on the Jefferson Township High School grounds for participants of Jefferson Day, including children's games, food and craft vendors, and performances at two stages. At night, the Jefferson Township Community Band, directed by Peter Tummillo Jr., performs before the display of fireworks. Township resident Bill Child wrote an original song back in September 2006, "My Sweet Home Jefferson", that has been sung at many of the recent Jefferson Day celebrations.
caption: Newfoundland Train Station
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