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'''Toney's Brook''' is a [[tributary]] of the [[Second River (New Jersey)|Second River]] in [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex County]], [[New Jersey]] in the United States. |
'''Toney's Brook''' is a [[tributary]] of the [[Second River (New Jersey)|Second River]] in [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex County]], [[New Jersey]] in the United States. |
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Generally thought to be named for Anthony Oliff, a resident of [[West Orange, New Jersey|West Orange]] (Newark in his time), Toney's Brook originates in Montclair northwest of the [[Upper Montclair (NJT station)|Upper Montclair railway station]] (originally north of the Montclair Presby Iris Garden), now with two branches, east and west of the elevated railroad tracks at Bellevue. In Montclair it is joined by two tributary streams, both originally also called Toney's (one called Tunnel Brook, arising from the cliff near Claremont Ave.). In Montclair, Toney's Brook runs through [[Anderson Park, New Jersey|Anderson Park]], [[Edgemont Memorial Park]], [[Montclair High School (New Jersey)|Montclair High School]] and [[Glenfield Park, New Jersey|Glenfield Park]]. [[Image:Glenfield Park Toney's Brook.JPG|thumb|left|Toney's Brook in [[Glenfield Park, New Jersey|Glenfield Park]]]] In Glenfield Park, the brook continues southeast into [[Glen Ridge, New Jersey|Glen Ridge]], where it flows through ''The Glen'' (the glen for which that [[borough (New Jersey)|borough]] is named). [[File:Toneys Brook gazebo Glen Ridge jeh.JPG|thumb|The Brook in The Glen in [[Glen Ridge, New Jersey|Glen Ridge]]]] It then flows into [[Bloomfield, New Jersey|Bloomfield]] and, in [[Watsessing Park]], joins the Second River, a tributary of the [[Passaic River]]. Many roads have been built over the brook and in some places it is covered up completely, [[canal]]ized or [[culvert]]ised. |
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In the 19th and early 20th century, Toney's Brook supported several [[watermill|mill]]s, which produced [[lumber]], beer, [[Calico (textile)|calico]], [[brass]] fittings, and [[Card stock|pasteboard]] boxes. |
In the 19th and early 20th century, Toney's Brook supported several [[watermill|mill]]s, which produced [[lumber]], beer, [[Calico (textile)|calico]], [[brass]] fittings, and [[Card stock|pasteboard]] boxes. |
Revision as of 02:36, 30 November 2020
Toney's Brook is a tributary of the Second River in Essex County, New Jersey in the United States.
Generally thought to be named for Anthony Oliff, a resident of West Orange (Newark in his time), Toney's Brook originates in Montclair northwest of the Upper Montclair railway station (originally north of the Montclair Presby Iris Garden), now with two branches, east and west of the elevated railroad tracks at Bellevue. In Montclair it is joined by two tributary streams, both originally also called Toney's (one called Tunnel Brook, arising from the cliff near Claremont Ave.). In Montclair, Toney's Brook runs through Anderson Park, Edgemont Memorial Park, Montclair High School and Glenfield Park.
In Glenfield Park, the brook continues southeast into Glen Ridge, where it flows through The Glen (the glen for which that borough is named).
It then flows into Bloomfield and, in Watsessing Park, joins the Second River, a tributary of the Passaic River. Many roads have been built over the brook and in some places it is covered up completely, canalized or culvertised.
In the 19th and early 20th century, Toney's Brook supported several mills, which produced lumber, beer, calico, brass fittings, and pasteboard boxes.