1664 – Land in area purchased from the Leni Lenape tribe by James, Duke of York, brother to King Charles II.
1720 – First European settlers arrive.
1737 – Presbyterian Church formed.
1750 – The name “Turkey” changed to “New Providence”
1786 – Methodist Episcopal Church formed?
1793 – Became Springfield Township, part of Essex County
1809 -Became New Providence Township
1822 – First New Providence Academy established, on Passaic Street. (It was later sold and moved. Now 1312 Springfield.
1857 – Union County formed.
1869 – Summit seceded.
1869 – New Academy built (Now 1243 Springfield Avenue.)
1891 – St. Luke’s Reformed Episcopal Church formed.
1899 – New Providence Borough formed. New Providence township (now Berkeley Heights) separated.
1902 – Fire Department formed.
1907 – Lincoln School built.
1917 – Academy Building sold to Borough for $1. The building became Borough Hall.
1918 – Our Lady of Peace was formed as a mission on Springfield Avenue.
1921 – Free Public Library formed.
1932 – Police Department formed.
1952 – Rescue Department formed.
1953 – Hillview School formed.
1957 – Faith Lutheran Church built.
1958 – New Providence High School built.
1960 – St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church formed.
1962 – Allen W. Roberts School built.
1966 – New Providence Historical Society established
1967 – Salt Box house moved to 1350 Springfield Avenue to become the “Salt Box Museum.”
1968 – Salt Brook School built.
1980 – Lincoln School sold to Borough for $1. The property is used for new municipal center.
1994 – Hillview School is sold to the Morris-Union Jointure Commission
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