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Encyclopedia > Grover's Mill

Grover's Mill is a section of West Windsor Township, New Jersey made famous in Orson Welles' 1938 radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds where it was depicted as ground zero for a Martian invasion. West Windsor Township highlighted in Mercer County. ... Official language(s) None defined, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 47th 22,608 km² 110 km 240 km 14. ... Orson Welles on the set of Citizen Kane. ... The War of the Worlds, a radio adaptation by Orson Welles based upon H. G. Wells classic novel, was performed by Mercury Theatre on the Air as a Halloween special on October 30, 1938. ... Ground zero is the exact location on the ground where any explosion occurs. ... An artists impression of the Martians from The War of the Worlds. ...


There have been numerous references in fiction, including The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension and a town called Miller's Grove in The X-Files episode "War of the Coprophages". An episode of the War of the Worlds TV series takes place in Grover's Mill on the 50th anniversary of the Welles radio drama, and expands on the town's ties to the infamous broadcast. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The X-Files was a popular American television series created by Chris Carter. ... War of the Worlds is a television program that ran for two seasons, from 1988 to 1990. ...


External links

  • The Real Grover's Mill


 

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