J. Vreeland Moore
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J. Vreeland Moore was a brigadier general of the 1st New Jersey Regiment
who played a major role in the history of Leonia, New Jersey
. A resident of Leonia for over 50 years, he was a member of the first council which was formed when Leonia was incorporated as a borough
in 1894. He served as council president for two terms. The following is the letter Moore wrote stating the name change from West Fort Lee to Leonia:
Moore died in 1903 at the age of 79. In Leonia, the roads Vreeland Avenue and Moore Avenue were named after him.
1st New Jersey Regiment
The 1st New Jersey Regiment was the first organized militia regiment in New Jersey, formed in 1673 in Piscataway "to repel foreign Indians who come down from upper Pennsylvania and western New York to our shores and fill with fishes and clams and on the way back make a general nuisance of...
who played a major role in the history of Leonia, New Jersey
Leonia, New Jersey
Leonia is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,937. It is located near the western approach to the George Washington Bridge....
. A resident of Leonia for over 50 years, he was a member of the first council which was formed when Leonia was incorporated as a borough
Borough (New Jersey)
A borough in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government....
in 1894. He served as council president for two terms. The following is the letter Moore wrote stating the name change from West Fort Lee to Leonia:
Moore died in 1903 at the age of 79. In Leonia, the roads Vreeland Avenue and Moore Avenue were named after him.