But the offer from Andrew Carnegie was accepted and the East Orange Carnegie Library below opened in January 1903.
East Orange during its first 100 years, 1863 to 1963, with some emphasis on Stockton School and its surrounding neighborhoods. "Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember." Oscar Levant
Friday, April 24, 2015
Debating Whether East Orange Should Accept a Carnegie Library
From the New York Times January 26, 1900:
But the offer from Andrew Carnegie was accepted and the East Orange Carnegie Library below opened in January 1903.
Re. the Orange/Stickler Library, mentioned in the article, from a history of Essex County: "The laying of the corner stone of the present library [Stickler library] took place at Essex Avenue and Main Street, June 25, 1900."
But the offer from Andrew Carnegie was accepted and the East Orange Carnegie Library below opened in January 1903.
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