Originally settled by Dutch farmers in the 1600s; the borough of Maywood experienced population and industrial growth in the late 1800s with the coming of the railroad. New Jersey Midland Railway; predecessor to the New York; Susquehanna and Western Railroad; arrived in 1872; a time when Maywood consisted mainly of farmland. Maywood was incorporated in 1894; when the railroad expanded into the Pennsylvania coalfields. The railroad provided the means for transportation of people; goods; and services; and Maywood grew measurably with it into the 20th century. Today the borough has developed into a suburb of such iconic cities as New York City; Paterson; Passaic; and Hackensack; while still retaining its character and charm.
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