HILLSDALE
On March 25, 1898, Hillsdale Township was incorporated by an act of the State Legislature. It originally comprised all the territory between the Hackensack River and Orvil Township, now Ho-Ho-Kus and Saddle River, and between the Boroughs of Woodcliff Lake, Park Ridge, and the New York State line to the Borough of Westwood. In 1906 River Vale was given more land by carving all the territory in Hillsdale Township east of Demarest Avenue, Cedar Lane and an imaginary line due north and the northeast part of Westwood. What remained was Hillsdale as we know it today.
Early this century there was a widespread feeling that Hillsdale had outgrown the Township form of Government. The adoption of the current borough form was started by the Civic Association which had canvassed the citizens and presented petition of the Township Committee at its meeting on November 20, 1922. On March 2, 1923, an act incorporating the Borough of Hillsdale was passed by the Legislature and adopted by citizen vote on April 24. The Borough form of government within New Jersey dates back to March 28, 1789!
The citizens adopted the name Hillsdale after the "Hillsdale School" that was built on Pascack Road in 1856. Our historic railroad station was named Hillsdale when it was built in 1870.
If you are looking to move to an area with great commuting potential, look no further. The Pascack Valley Region is made up of the beautiful towns of Emerson, Hillsdale, Montvale, Old Tappan, Park Ridge, River Vale, Washington Township, Westwood, and Woodcliff Lake, all with easy commutes to NYC.
Contact Bob Wolf at 551-206-1163 or via email at bobwolfrealtor@gmail.com for more information on buying a home in the beautiful Pascack Valley Region. You will be glad you did.
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