The Northern Railroad of New Jersey began on May 20, 1859. The railroads went through Secaucus, New Durham, Hackensack, Fort Lee, Englewood, Tenafly, Schraalenburg, Demarest, Closter, Tappas, and Piermont.
The New Englewood Hotel opened on May 1, 1893. The building was owned by Eliza McGrath Sanderson and was leased by S. C. Stafford. The building burned down in November of the same year.
