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Meadow Lake Nursery Co company history timeline

1802

Smith sold the property to Israel Canfield in 1802.

1823

He made his residence at White Meadow sometime after 1823, occupying the house built by Abraham Kitchel.

1840

Before 1840 the mines were known as the Kitchel & Muir Mines.

1850

Population Growth In 1850 the Township occupied 31,204 acres, only 10,000 of which were described as improved.

1907

Upon the death of Mahlon Hoagland in 1907, his son Tom purchased the shares of four other surviving children in the estate and promptly refurbished the old mansion.

1909

By 1909 Tom Hoagland had started the new Hoagland Mansion, now our Club House, at the behest of his wife.

1911

The closing of the Hibernia Mines in 1911 and the general decline of the mining industry in this area affected the Township severely.

1937

In a historical sketch published by the Freeholders of Morris County in 1937, it was stated that the stores of iron in Northern New Jersey, chiefly in the County of Morris, were sufficient to provide all the iron the nation could use in 350 years.

1945

The Kline family contracted to purchase the original 1,127 acres on July 6, 1945 and took title on August 28, 1945.

1948

When the White Meadow Lake Property Owners Association was formed in 1948, fewer than 25 families lived year round at the Lake.

1949

However, by May 1949, while they had sold over 900 lots to individual owners, only 100 homes had been built and occupied.

1950

Most of this reserve of iron is in Rockaway Township. It is estimated that this area, now known as the Dover District, had a total iron production of 26 million long tons up through the year 1950, worth $100 million.

1952

On November 6, 1952, the "tripartite agreement" was signed by the National House and Farms Association, Inc., the White Meadow Lake and Country Club, Inc., and the White Meadow Lake Property Owners Association, Inc.

A total of 616 homes had been opened by the end of 1952, 160 having been completed in 1952 alone, a record which has never been broken.

1953

Kline, who died in 1953, lived long enough to see White Meadow Lake become an extremely popular and successful community.

1954

The Day Camp Decision In 1954, with the deadline for the transfer of properties facing them,the Executive Board drafted a referendum on the general budget that now had to be approved to operate our common properties.

1959

Hope mines were closed by 1959.

In 1959, as a reaction to rising dues, a constitutional amendment was proposed mandating caps on dues and flatly eliminating certain recreational facilities from compulsory assessment.

1960

Since its inception in 1960, Meadows Farms has grossed over a half billion dollars in sales, with recent annual sales of more than $60 million, thanks to Meadows’ entrepreneurial spirit and tenacity.

1984

Expansion necessitated the further enlargement of White Meadow Temple and the last addition was rededicated in September of 1984.

1989

In 1989, there were a total of 2,209 homes and 379 lots which may or may not be developed.

1991

In 1991, the White Meadow Lake dam was rebuilt.

2006

Meadows Farms Grounds Maintenance was born in 2006, opening the door to another arena for Meadows Farms to work its magic.

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