About Montague Township, NJ & its Heritage: 12/1/09

As 2009 ends - 2010 welcomed!

It's not often a township gets to mark 250 years of existence....
so many Thanks go out to:

Montague Township Elementary School - its administration and staff for having welcomed many of the celebratory events and for actively involving its students in learning about their town's heritage,
and to the Montague Township Committee - for its overall support.

A commemorative booklet will soon be compiled thank to the contributions recv'd from:

Andover Orthopaedic
Brookside Excavating
Paul Brislin
Creative Cuts
Family Veterinary - Dr. Zaccone
Helen Gassman
J&J Pizza
M & B Electric
Alan Rubenstein - North & South of the Border
Sussex Bank
Sussex County Pediatric Associates
Zitone Construction
and
Dr. S. Cunico of Sandyston

We again acknowledge the help of:
Thompson Creative, and donations from Luhr's Ace Hardware of Milford, and from Lowe's and also Hope Depot of PA toward the 250th signage;
Shoprite of Montague for its donation toward the kick-off event, along with the cakes provided by MARCH, Montague's Republican Club and the Volunteer Fire Dept. and also help from the PTA.

Participating in many events, with their history panels, were the Montague Grange, the Montague Vol. Fire Dept., St. James the Greater Church, and the Minisink Reformed Church {which itself dates back to 1737} - and Mim Carpenter.

An extra special TY to Toni-Lu Martin for coordinating, along with the assistance of her committee, the very special Montague Day celebration.

MARCH initiated the effort for Montague to finally have a book created, compiling information about the town's heritage. This will now forever remain as the permanent accomplishment of this eyar - bringing the township's history to light.

Thanks also go to the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission [DRJTBC] for its assistance, with to the combined efforts of Thompson Stone and Stroyan Funeral Home, to get a marker created and placed - marking the location of the famed Brick House Hotel - lost in 1953.

High Point State Park, Nature Conservancy - NJ Skylands, members of the NJ Frontier Guard and also of the Broome St. Fife & Drum Corps added toward marking this significant year with their contributions by their participation.

Rather than just being remembered as a landmark celebration, may this year mark the beginning of a bright and hopeful future!

We pass the torch to future generations.. to the year 2059 & Montague's 300th!