Short Hills is an unincorporated area located within the township of Millburn, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. Unincorporated areas in the state of New Jersey are communities that are part of one or more incorporated municipalities. ... Millburn is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. ... Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... “NJ” redirects here. ...

History

Beginnings

Short Hills began as a planned community, when Stewart Hartshorn purchased 13 acres of land in Millburn Township, near the present Hobart Avenue, Parsonage Hill Road, and Chatham Road. Hartshorn's purpose was to create "a harmonious community for people who appreciated nature," and "where natural beauty would not be destroyed by real estate developments, and where people of congenial tastes could dwell together." He later increased his land holdings to 56 acres for himself and 1,552 acres for the whole village.

Hartshorn chose the name "Short Hills" because it reflected the topography of the region, and also because the local Lenape Native Americans used that same name to describe the region. One local resident suggested that he call his village "Hartshornville," but he definitively refused. In 1777, during the American Revolutionary War, it was the site of the Battle of Short Hills. For the language, see Lenape language. ... This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ... This article is about military actions only. ... The Battle of Short Hills (or the Battle of Metuchen Meetinghouse) was a conflict between a force of Americans commanded by General William Alexander (Lord Stirling), and an opposing British force commanded by General William Howe, that took place on July 26, 1777, at Short Hills, in New Jersey, during...

Railroad and postal connections

Hartshorn situated his "ideal town" near enough to a railroad to allow for an easy commute to Hoboken and, from there, to New York City. Hence, his decision in 1879 to build, at his own expense, a railroad station along the original Morris and Essex Railroad line. He also persuaded the United States Post Office to open a station in his new railroad station in 1880, and in fact, the Post Office has always had a presence in Short Hills from that day. Map of New Jersey highlighting Hoboken Image of Hoboken taken by NASA (red line shows where Hoboken is). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Short Hills Station is a New Jersey Transit station in Short Hills, New Jersey along the Morris and Essex Railroad line. ... The Morris and Essex Railroad was a railroad across northern New Jersey, later part of the main line of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. ... A USPS Truck at Night A U.S. Post Office sign The United States Postal Service (USPS) is the United States government organization responsible for providing postal service in the United States and is generally referred to as the post office. ...

Buffer zones

Presciently, Hartshorn deliberately preserved strips of land along the railroad right-of-way from any development west of Old Short Hills road. These strips separate Hobart Avenue to the north, and Chatham Road to the south, from the railway line. The only structure that has ever stood directly adjacent to the line is the railroad station. Mr. Hartshorn also established the Short Hills Park directly across Hobart Avenue from the station, which stands to this day. In 1944, his estate donated this park to Millburn Township, with the stipulation that it always remain open to the public.

Common elements

After seventeen houses were erected, Hartshorn turned his attention to other "common elements." These included a Music Hall, which remains today as the Short Hills Racquets Club.

Later events

Stewart Hartshorn died in 1937, at the age of 97. His daughter Cora survived him, wrote her own history of the hamlet, and helped establish the Arboretum that bears her name.^[1] The Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary (16. ...

In 1975, the Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society formed in conjunction with the American Bicentennial celebrations.

In 2001, the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center opened in Short Hills. Christopher DOlier Reeve[1] (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, director, producer and writer. ...

In 2002, local residents planted a memorial tree on the grounds of the railroad station, to honor those of their neighbors who died in the attacks on September 11, 2001. A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly...

Present day

Short Hills is an active bedroom community of New York City. The opening of the Kearny Connection, allowing the establishment of the first direct rail service to Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan, has enhanced real-estate values immensely. Short Hills also has a business district along Chatham Road near the railroad station, which includes the post-office branch, a pharmacy, and several small specialty shops. Commuters waiting for the morning train in Maplewood, New Jersey A bedroom community, dormitory town, or commuter town is a community that is primarily residential in character, with most of its workers commuting to a nearby town or city to earn their livelihood. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Kearny Connection allows trains from New Jersey Transits Morris and Essex Lines (part of the Hoboken Division) to go to New York Penn Station, known as MidTOWN DIRECT service. ... Pennsylvania Station (commonly known as Penn Station) is the major intercity rail station and a major commuter rail hub in New York City. ... Midtown Manhattan viewed from the World Trade Center. ...

Short Hills is also home to many senior executives and controlling stockholders of some of the largest corporations in the United States and their families. The median family income is over $200,000.^[2]

Short Hills also has five K-5 elementary schools, all part of the Millburn Township Public Schools, the Deerfield Elementary School, Glenwood Elementary School, Hartshorn Elementary School, Wyoming Elementary School, and South Mountain Elementary School. Students move on to complete their education at the Millburn Middle School for grades 6-8 and Millburn High School for grades 9-12. The Millburn Township Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in prekinderagrten through twelfth grade from Millburn, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. ... Millburn High School is a four-year public high school in Millburn, in Essex County, New Jersey. ...

Though Short Hills has its own railroad station and post-office branch, it does not have an independent government. It remains today a part of the Township of Millburn, as it has been since its inception.

Noted residents

• John Ferolito, the founder and current owner of AriZona Beverage Company
• Peter Kellogg, net worth of 2.6 billion dollars and growing; tied for number 278 on Forbes Magazine's 2006 Billionaires List; director of the Wall Street investment firm Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, which was sold to Goldman Sachs in 2000 for $5.5 billion.^[3]
• Joe Kernen (1956-), CNBC news anchor and main host of the popular show Squawk Box
• John C. McGinley (1959-), actor most known as Dr. Perry Cox on Scrubs.^[4]
• Peter Van Sant, reporter 48 Hours.^[5]
• Rachel Zoe (1971-), fashion stylist.^[6]
• Alan Zweibel (1950-), producer and writer on such productions as Saturday Night Live, PBS' Great Performances, and It's Garry Shandling's Show.^[7]
• Jon Winkelreid, Co-Chief Operating Officer of Goldman Sachs

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Points of interest

• Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary
• The Mall at Short Hills
• Paper Mill Playhouse

The Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary (16. ... The Mall at Short Hills, conversationally referred to as the Short Hills Mall, is a high-end mall in the Short Hills area of Millburn, New Jersey, United States. ... Paper Mill Playhouse is a regional theatre located in Millburn, New Jersey, less than 25 miles away from Manhattan. ...

External links

• Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society
• Archives of the MSHHS at the Millburn Free Public Library
• About Millburn and Short Hills (from Real Estate in Short Hills)
• Collection of old photographs of Millburn-Short Hills
• US Census Data for Short Hills

References

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Coordinates: 40°44′52″N, 74°19′32″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...