Around Haledon: Immigration and Labor

by Angelica M. Santomauro and Evelyn M. Hershey

Book Overview

By 1908, when Haledon became independent from Manchester Township, thousands of southern and eastern European immigrants settled in the borough and its surrounding area. Immigrants found work in textile mills, machine shops, and other industries located in proximity to the city of Paterson and the Passaic River and its mighty Great Falls. Land promoters spurred home building in Haledon, a streetcar suburb. In 1913, nearly 25,000 workers went on strike,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738557099
• ISBN13: 9780738557090
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.2"