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West Orange

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West Orange, township (town), Essex county, northeastern New Jersey, U.S., about 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Newark. It was part of Orange until set off in 1863 as the township of Fairmount (later renamed West Orange). The town is widely known for its association with the inventor Thomas A. Edison, who lived and worked there for more than 40 years. Edison National Historic Site, created in 1962, preserves the Edison Laboratory (1887) and Glenmont, Edison’s home from 1886 to 1931. At the laboratory Edison worked on numerous inventions, including silent and sound motion pictures and the phonograph. The 29-room ...(100 of 198 words)

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