Grover's Mill is an unincorporated area within 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. Unincorporated areas in the state of New Jersey are communities that are part of one or more incorporated municipalities. ... West Windsor Township highlighted in Mercer County. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The War of the Worlds, a radio adaptation 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. ... A Martian is a hypothetical native inhabitant of the planet Mars. ...
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. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the 8th Dimension! (sometimes just Buckaroo Banzai) is a science fiction film that has reached cult film status. ... The X-Files is 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. ...