October 21, 2009

Today in Social Studies:• How do places change over time?• How has Tenafly changed since it’s founding?

Homework• Quiz on Tuesday

Landforms

• In 1776, Tenafly was surrounded by forests. There were four homes, a militia headquarters and a schoolhouse.

• Today, Tenafly takes up 4.4 square miles

• Tenafly's street plan and overall development were largely determined by its hills, its valleys and its tall trees.

Tenafly Railroad Station

Built in 1874, the railroad station has been a centerpiece of Tenafly’s downtown.

The Old Clinton House

Built in the late 1800s, the Clinton House (now known as the Clinton Inn) was built to accommodate passengers from the train station.

Washington Street

Washington Street

Since the early 1900s, Washington Street has been the center of Tenafly’s business district.

Highwood Ave

Elizabeth Cady Stanton home

The famous women’s rights leader lived in Tenafly from 1868 - 1887

Roosevelt Monument

The Mackay Family, Malcom S. and his sister Jennie donated twenty-eight acres to the Tenafly Board of Education in 1924. They ordered the creation of the monument in honor to Teddy Roosevelt’s beliefs in conservation and parks.

Engle Street

Tenafly Road

The People of Tenafly: Population

• 13,806 people lived in Tenafly in 2004.

• Bergen County has 902,998 people

• New Jersey has 8,698,879 people

Rebuilt Clinton Inn

St. John Greek Church

A Residence on Magnolia Ave

Post Office on Washington Ave

The Towers

Browning House

A few years later…

THS #1

THS #2

Peace Plaza

Credits

• Thanks to Andrew Paspalas for postcard pictures

• "About Tenafly." Borough of Tenafly. 2007. Web. 21 Oct 2009. <http://www.tenaflynj.org/content/76/default.aspx>.