A Historical Timeline of Florham Park
1750 Moses Ward Leslie D. Ward was born and raised. Site of "Indian Village"
1770-1780 Making whiskey, rum and hard cider 2nd most prosperous industry.1840 James H. Woodruff, prominent resident of Columbia and deacon of Hanover Presbyterian Church.
1817 Columbia Turnpike (east/west road) was built
1866 Little Red School House built
1877 Population 350,
1877 George Laning's store at 195 Ridgedale Ave. serves as a general store and the Post office. The upstairs became known as the "Hall" and was used for town meetings and cultural and civic activities.
1880 Carriage production started in 1880 by William Tunis became a leading industries.
1893 Twombly's barn dance held in the fall.
1894 July 4th Parade Initiated
1895 Dr. Leslie D, Ward summer home burns and he replaced it with a 3 story mansion which later became Braidburn Country Club and now Brooklake Country Club.
1897 Twombly Mansion completed.
1899 March 20, Florham Park was founded. The governor signed the bill making the borough "legal".
1899 July 4th, The Twombly's celebrate the name "Florham Park" and opened the park to 600 people with food and fireworks ($2,000) worth of fireworks. Loyd W. Smith donated rows of strawberries from his Harvale Farm to the town during WWII
1957 The parade was reinstated by the firemen of the Florham Park Volunteer Fire Department.
2007 July 4th, Florham Park's 50th Independence Day Celebration Anniversary!
2008 The 51st Celebration Grand Marshal, John T. Cunningham.
2009 The 52nd Celebration Grand Marshal, Mike Sheppard.
2010 The 53rd Celebration Grand Marshal, Dave Setzer, Honorary Grand Marshal, Forestor Newick