Englewood Makes History

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  • NJ State President of the NAACP. A leader of the Englewood Movement.

  • Eleanor Harvey was an Englewood resident and a founder of the Englewood Historical Society. She was a teacher for 43 years and taught social studies at Diwght Morrow High School. Some of her projects included the placement of the cast-iron clock in front of City Hall, the…
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  • George A. Hatab was a businessman. He was president of the George Hatab Co. He was also a soldier in the Navy during World War II. Hatab was president of the trustees of St. Anthony's Orthodox Church of Englewood, a member of the Northern Valley Regional Board of Education, and…
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  • Bruno Richard Hauptmann was a German immigrant. Before he came to the United States he was drafted into the German Army during World War I. He was sent to France and fought in the battle of Saint-Mihiel. He worked as a carpenter. He was arrested numerous times for burglary in…
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  • Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) is a labor union for medical professionals. The Englewood Professional Nurses' Association was created in 1974 by the nursing staff at Englewood Hospital, led by Ann Twomey. Local hospitals and medical centers asked for the…
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  • The Hebrew Men's Association was founded in 1935 by the  Congregation Ahavath Torah at the Englewood Synagogue located on Englewood Avenue.
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  • Helen Hayes was one of the most celebrated actresses in American history and was widely known as the "First Lady of the American Theatre." Active on stage and screen from 1905 to 1987, she became the first person to achieve what is now known as the Triple Crown of Acting and was…

  • In January 1926, community leaders in Englewood organized a major civic event to host the internationally known lecturer and disability advocate Helen Keller, who visited the city as part of a national campaign supporting the work of the American Foundation for the Blind.…

  • Helicon Hall which housed the experimental Helicon Home Colony burned down in 1907. One person died. 
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