Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 -
Community Information
Scotch Plains is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States
with a population of approximately 22,732.
The area known as Scotch Plains was first settled by Europeans in 1684
and served as a stop on the stage coach line between New York and
Philadelphia. The Ash Swamp in Scotch Plains was the scene of a key
action in the Battle of Short Hills, on June 26, 1777, which included
skirmishes as Washington's forces moved along Rahway Road in Scotch
Plains toward the Watchung Mountains. Scotch Plains is home to the house
of Aunt Betty Frazee, whose retort to Lord Cornwallis led the British to
find their bread from friendlier bakers in the same battle. The simple
farmstead of Betty and Gershom Frazee, a type of structure that rarely
survives the centuries, is today the object of a restoration effort by
local organizations.
What is now Scotch Plains was originally incorporated as Fanwood
Township on March 6, 1878, by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature from
portions of Plainfield Township and Westfield Township. Portions of the
township were taken to form Fanwood Borough on October 2, 1895. Fanwood
Township was renamed to Scotch Plains as of March 29, 1917, based on the
results of a referendum held that same day.
Scotch Plains was home to the Shady Rest Country Club, the nation's
first African-American country club, and its pro, John Shippen, the
first African-American golf professional, who led the 1892 U.S. Open in
the final round before finishing fifth. The Shady Rest clubhouse hosted
Cab Calloway and other greats as a local center for African-American
culture in the 1920s and 1930s. It is preserved today as the Scotch
Hills Municipal course.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_Plains,_New_Jersey
IMPORTANT SCOTCH
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