The New Student's Reference Work/Bloomfield, N. J.

Bloomfield, N. J., a town in Essex County, on the Morris Canal, and on the Erie and the Lackawanna railway 11 miles northwest of Jersey City. Settled towards the close of the 17th century as a part of Newark County, it was separated in 1812 and incorporated a township, receiving its name in honor of Joseph Bloomfield, a revolutionary general officer, who was governor of New Jersey between the years 1803-12. It has a number of attractive suburban residences, together with several important manufacturing establishments, including electric elevators, railroad brake-shoes, paper mills, hat, silk and woolen cloth factories, rubber goods, boots and shoes, pins, organs, etc. It is the seat of the German Theological Seminary of Newark (Presb.), has several notable Presbyterian churches and those of other denominations, together with a Memorial Library, one or two banks and an attractive public park. Population (1910), 15,070.