Newfoundland, New Jersey
Encyclopedia
Newfoundland is an unincorporated area in West Milford, New Jersey
, Jefferson Township
, and Rockaway Township
. It is located along the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
tracks and Route 23
. It is the mailing address of Green Pond
, a private lake that is in Rockaway Township
. Newfoundland was a popular resort destination at the turn of the century. Several resort hotels including Brown's Hotel and Idylease Inn
relied on the railroad to bring guests for the resort season.
independent film The Station Agent
was set and filmed largely in Newfoundland. The iconic train station featured in the film is located in the West Milford
portion of Newfoundland.
West Milford, New Jersey
West Milford is a township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 25,850.-History:...
, Jefferson Township
Jefferson Township, New Jersey
Jefferson Township is the northern-most township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 21,314....
, and Rockaway Township
Rockaway Township, New Jersey
Rockaway Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 24,156....
. It is located along the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway , also known as the Susie-Q, or simply the Susquehanna, is a Class II American freight railway operating over 500 miles of track in the northeastern states of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It was formed in 1881 from the merger of several...
tracks and Route 23
Route 23 (New Jersey)
Route 23 is a state highway in the northern part of New Jersey in the United States. The route runs from County Route 506 and County Route 577 in Verona, Essex County northwest to the border with New York at Montague Township in Sussex County, where the road continues to Port Jervis, New York as...
. It is the mailing address of Green Pond
Green Pond
Green Pond is the name of both a lake and of a private lakeside residential community in northern New Jersey. The lakeside community is managed by two corporations, Green Pond Corporation and Lake End Corporation...
, a private lake that is in Rockaway Township
Rockaway Township, New Jersey
Rockaway Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 24,156....
. Newfoundland was a popular resort destination at the turn of the century. Several resort hotels including Brown's Hotel and Idylease Inn
Idylease Inn
Idylease , a former resort hotel located in Newfoundland, New Jersey, was erected in 1902 and is an architecturally and historically significant example of early 20th century resort architecture in Northwest, New Jersey...
relied on the railroad to bring guests for the resort season.
Popular culture
The critically acclaimed 20032003 in film
The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...
independent film The Station Agent
The Station Agent
The Station Agent is a 2003 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Thomas McCarthy. McCarthy's script about a man who seeks solitude in an abandoned train station in Newfoundland, New Jersey won him the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.-Plot:Finbar McBride, a quiet,...
was set and filmed largely in Newfoundland. The iconic train station featured in the film is located in the West Milford
West Milford, New Jersey
West Milford is a township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 25,850.-History:...
portion of Newfoundland.