Madison is noted for its historic railroad station. The station is located on the Morris & Essex Lines, which was one of the nation's first commuter railroads. Many wealthy residents of Manhattan relocated to Madison and its surrounding communities since the rail line offered direct transport to New York City. Madison is known as "The Rose City" and was named in honor of President James Madison.[1][24]
Madison was ranked 33rd in Money magazine's ranking of the "Best Places to Live" in 2011, the third-highest ranked location in New Jersey and second-highest in Morris County behind Montville.[25]New Jersey Monthly ranked Madison first in its 2019 rankings of the "Best Places to Live" in New Jersey.[26]
Native Americans occupied present-day Madison and most of New Jersey for several thousand years, following the retreat of the Wisconsin Glacier. Lenape settlements in present-day Madison were agriculturally-based following matrilineal lines. The protected lands nearby, Jockey Hollow, are what is remaining of the settlement. Occupation changed with the seasons, the variable nature of the climate, and to preserve the fertility of the rich soil. Their fishing and hunting territories were wide-ranging and similarly divided among the three clans of the matrilineal culture in this Eastern Woodland environment. Trade with these native peoples for food and furs was conducted by the Dutch during the period of colonization of New Netherland. Although the European principle of land ownership was not recognized by the Lenape, Dutch West India Company policy required their colonists to purchase land that they settled, but typically, trading relationships were established in this area, rather than Dutch settlements.
During the British colonial period of the 17th and 18th centuries, the earliest settlers arriving in Madison were of European descent in what was then the colonial-era Province of New Jersey. Traditional native trails and pathways were followed as settlement began. Pressures upon the Lenape constantly drove them westward.
In or around 1715, Bottle Hill, a village, was established at the crossing of Ridgedale Avenue and Kings Road. Village governance principles followed the British model. The Luke Miller house at 105 Ridgedale Avenue is thought to be the oldest remaining home, having been built around 1730.[29] During British colonial rule, Kings Road was a toll road that assessed fees levied by the government appointed by the English king. Farther south was the Shunpike, a road with a parallel path that was used by colonists to avoid the fees.[30]
In 1739, Morris County, New Jersey was founded and was divided into three townships. The portion of the village north of Kings Road was put under the governance of Hanover Township and the portion to the south, under the governance of Morris Township. A meeting house for the Presbyterian Church of South Hanover, as Madison was then called, was started in 1747 where the Presbyterian Cemetery still exists between Kings Road and Madison Avenue. With the Treaty of Easton in 1758, the Lenape were required to vacate their lands in colonial New Jersey and to move westward. Their leaders allied with the colonists during the American Revolutionary War in hopes of regaining former lands, but those hopes were never realized.
Following the American Revolution, changes to governing the former colonies occurred gradually as the new nation organized. The state of New Jersey formed its government and debated best policies.
In 1834, the name of the settlement was changed to Madison.[31] As a tribute to the name every year there is a fair that is called Bottle Hill Day.
In 1838, the Morris and Essex Railroad was founded, connecting Newark and Hoboken and providing transportation for farm produce grown in Madison. The railroad made possible the establishment of a flourishing rose growing industry, still commemorated in Madison's nickname, The Rose City.[32] The rail service connected the commerce to the markets of Manhattan. Madison's growth accelerated after the Civil War and the Morris and Essex Lines became one of America's first commuter railroads, attracting well-to-do families from Manhattan (many of whom already owned large parcels land in the area for farming, hunting, and recreation) and contributing to the development of "Millionaire's Row", which stretched from downtown Madison to downtown Morristown. Greenhouses dotted the countryside. Talented horticulturalists were attracted to the area for employment at the many wealthy estates in the immediate area and to establish related businesses. One of the first grand houses to be built on "Millionaire's Row" was the Ross Estate.[citation needed] In 1893, Florence Adele Vanderbilt and her husband Hamilton McKown Twombly began to build the impressive Florham estate. The estate name is a portmanteau of their first names, Florence and Hamilton.[33] Home to Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham is a Gilded Age mansion and the 9th largest house in the United States.[34]
On December 27, 1889, based on the results of a referendum passed on December 24, 1889, the village seceded from Chatham Township and adopted the newly created, borough government (when it first became available), to develop a local water supply system for its population of 3,250. Madison annexed additional portions of Chatham Township in 1891, and again each year from 1894 to 1898, which was followed by an exchange of certain lands in 1899 with Chatham Township.[35][36]
Madison's historic railroad station was funded by the community, which passed an ordinance authorizing $159,000 for railroad improvement bonds. The result, with the cooperation of the D.L. & W.R.R. in the planning, was completed in 1916. The tracks were elevated through the downtown so that no established roadways were hindered by crossing delays. Mrs. D. Willis James financed much of the road grading caused by the elevation of the tracks. The station included baggage and cargo facilities readily accessible by wagon, as well as the stationmaster offices, a newsstand, and waiting facilities featuring extensive banks of high-backed wooden seating. Weeping mulberry trees were planted among the landscaping and in natural areas in the parking area.[citation needed]
The rose industry and the large estates in the area attracted working-class people of all kinds. As a result, Madison developed a diverse population very early, both in terms of socioeconomic status and ethnic background. The original settlers were of British stock; French settlers came after the American Revolution; African Americans have been members of the community from early in the nineteenth century; Irish came in the mid-nineteenth century; and then Germans and Italians arrived around the turn of the twentieth century. To this day there is a substantial population of Italian descent in Madison. Madison remains a diverse community, with recent newcomers arriving from Central America, South America, and Asia. Madison is a railroad suburb of New York City.[citation needed]
20th century
The Evergreen Cemetery was mentioned in Weird NJ for an incident in 1902, when after a downpour, bodies were found on the streets.[37]
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 4.33 square miles (11.20 km2), including 4.31 square miles (11.17 km2) of land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) of water (0.30%).[2][3] Madison is located about 25 miles (40 km) west of downtown Manhattan, and is a suburban town of New York City.[1]
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Brooklake Park, East Madison and North Park.[41]
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 16,937 people, 5,745 households, and 3,931 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,927.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,516.2/km2).[11]
Of the 5,485 households, 34.5% had children under the age of 18; 56.0% were married couples living together; 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 33.0% were non-families. Of all households, 27.2% were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.19.[21]
23.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 13.6% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 89.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 85.3 males.[21]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $106,070 (with a margin of error of +/− $8,499) and the median family income was $139,886 (+/− $18,117). Males had a median income of $100,289 (+/− $12,722) versus $64,684 (+/− $10,127) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $54,518 (+/− $4,561). About 1.1% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.[50]
2000 census
As of the 2000 United States census[18] there were 16,530 people, 5,520 households, and 3,786 families. The population density was 3,935.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,519.5/km2). There were 5,641 housing units at an average density of 1,343.1 per square mile (518.6/km2). The racial makeup of the population was 89.69% White, 3.00% African American, 0.13% Native American, 3.77% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 1.55% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.97% of the population.[48][49]
There were 5,520 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.05.[48][49]
The age distribution of the population shows 20.6% under the age of 18, 17.6% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.[48][49]
The median income for a household was $82,847 and the median income for a family was $101,798. Males had a median income of $62,303 versus $42,097 for females. The per capita income was $38,416. About 2.0% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.[48][49]
Economy
Madison's downtown is supported by the Madison Downtown Development Commission and a downtown manager. Many historical buildings remain in the community. The Madison Civic Commercial Historic District, which includes much of "downtown" as well as the borough hall and the train station, is listed on the State Register of Historic Places. The borough hall was donated to the community by Geraldine R. Dodge and Marcellus Hartley Dodge Sr. as a memorial to their son who died in an automobile crash shortly after his graduation from Princeton University. Commercial vacancy rates are low. In recent years Madison has become noted for the number and quality of its restaurants.
Giralda Farms, a planned office development, occupies 175 acres (0.71 km2) of the former Geraldine R. Dodge estate in Madison The site includes the corporate headquarters of Quest Diagnostics.[51] Covering 181 acres (73 ha), the site requires that all parking be underground and that 85% of the land be undeveloped.[52]
Madison holds an annual event, Bottle Hill Day, during which the community is able to celebrate with games, food, music, and a variety of activities for as many as 20,000 participants.[53]
Madison is home to the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, one of 25 professional theatres in the state. Serving 100,000 adults and children annually, it is New Jersey's only professional theatre company dedicated to Shakespeare's canon and other classic masterworks.[54] The F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, the company's main stage, is a short walk from Madison's downtown shopping district.[55]
Madison is also home to the Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, a New Jersey history museum located in the historic downtown district. The building is listed on both the state and national registers of historic buildings. The museum houses a collection of more than 8,000 artifacts and is host to thousands of visitors each year, mostly school students on field trips.[56]
In October 2017, it was announced that a long-lost sculpture by Auguste Rodin had been found in the Hartley Dodge Memorial. A student from Drew University, who had been hired to archive the art in the building, discovered the bust of Napoleon and reached out to the Comité Auguste Rodin in Paris to have it authenticated.[57] A public viewing was held for locals before the statue was loaned to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.[58]
Government
Local government
Hartley Dodge Memorial, donated by Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge, houses Madison's local government seat and faces the railroad station.
Madison is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.[59] The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The Mayor of Madison is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.[8] The borough form of government used by Madison, the most common system used in the state, is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.[60][61]
The Madison Municipal Building is the location since 1935 of a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, attributed to German immigrant artist W.F.K. Travers, painted from life in 1865. The painting, one of three known full-length paintings of Lincoln, is 9-foot (2.7 m) high,[62] and was loaned to the National Portrait Gallery in February 2023[63] until December 2027.[64]
As of 2025[update], the mayor of Madison is Democrat Robert H. Conley, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. Members of the borough council are Council President Rachel F. Ehrlich (D, 2025), John Forte (D, 2026), Thomas Haralampoudis (D, 2025), Melissa Honohan (D, 2027), Robert E. Landrigan (D, 2026) and Eric Range (D, 2027).[4]
Mayors of Madison
This list is complete and up to date as of October 2022.
Morris County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners comprised of seven members who are elected at-large in partisan elections to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with either one or three seats up for election each year as part of the November general election.[77] Actual day-to-day operation of departments is supervised by County Administrator Deena Leary.[78]
The county's constitutional officers are
County Clerk Ann F. Grossi (R, Parsippany–Troy Hills, 2028),[93][94]
Sheriff James M. Gannon (R, Boonton Township, 2025)[95][96] and
Surrogate Heather Darling (R, Roxbury, 2029).[97][98]
As of March 2011, there were a total of 9,769 registered voters in Madison, of which 2,577 (26.4%) were registered as Democrats, 3,312 (33.9%) were registered as Republicans and 3,869 (39.6%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 11 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[105]
In the 2024 presidential election, Democrat Kamala Harris received 60.8% of the vote (5,378 cast), ahead of Republican Donald Trump with 37.4% (3,309 votes), and other candidates with 1.9% (165 votes), among the 8,993 ballots cast cast by the borough's 12,442 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.0%[106][107] In the 2020 presidential election, Democrat Joe Biden received 62.6% of votes cast (5,838 cast), ahead of Republican Donald Trump with 35.8% (3,340 votes), and other candidates with 1.6% (148 votes), among the 9,503 ballots cast cast by the borough's 12,284 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.0%[108][109] In the 2016 presidential election, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton received 55.0% of the vote (4,421 cast), ahead of Republican Donald Trump with 37.1% (2,980 votes), and other candidates with 4.5% (359 votes), among the 8,032 ballots cast by the borough's 11,073 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.0%.[110][111] In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 50.3% of the vote (3,715 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 48.6% (3,589 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (76 votes), among the 7,416 ballots cast by the borough's 10,438 registered voters (36 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 71.0%.[112][113]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 65.2% of the vote (3,051 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 33.0% (1,544 votes), and other candidates with 1.8% (83 votes), among the 4,778 ballots cast by the borough's 10,249 registered voters (100 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 46.6%.[114][115]
Drew University was founded in 1867 and continues to operate in Madison, on a wooded campus near downtown that was previously a private residence.[132]
As of May 2010[update], the borough had a total of 54.73 miles (88.08 km) of roadways, of which 46.38 miles (74.64 km) were maintained by the municipality, 4.76 miles (7.66 km) by Morris County and 3.59 miles (5.78 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[134]
Route 24 is the only limited access road to pass through the borough, doing so briefly for 0.47 miles (0.76 km), but the closest exit is in neighboring Florham Park.[136]
NJ Transit provides local bus service on the 873 route,[139][140] replacing service that had been offered on the MCM3 until subsidies to the local providers were eliminated in 2010 as part of budget cuts.[141][142]
Madison also has a private commuter bus line run by Boxcar Transit that operates five days a week, running directly to and from Midtown Manhattan.[143]
A low-cost campus/downtown shuttle bus operates along Madison Avenue and Main Street during afternoon and evening hours.[144]
Episodes of the television series, The Sopranos, were filmed in Madison.[1] A scene was filmed on the Drew University campus, while another scene was filmed at Rod's Steak House, just west of the borough limits in Convent Station.
The Madison train station played the role of Cranford, New Jersey, in the 2005 film, Guess Who starring Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher. The train station, the Hartley-Dodge Memorial building, and the center of Madison serve as backdrops to this movie, and a panorama of the borough is shown during the final credits.[149]
Scenes from The Family Stone (2005) were shot downtown at the intersection of Main Street and Waverly Place and Drew University. Despite the fact that the fictional town is supposed to be in New England, one may see a train, clearly marked New Jersey Transit, crossing through Waverly Place in one of the scenes.[1] Additionally, the bus station featured in the movie was shot on Drew University campus in Madison.
Dick DeBiasse, automotive engineer and machinist (founder of AER Research, also located in Madison), is credited with having contributed to the success of the Lake Underwood team that established Porsche as a winning race car in the United States.[160][161][162] He also did the motor work for Mark Donohue in the following decade.[163]
Dean Faiello (born 1959), fake doctor convicted of operating without a license after the 2003 death of a patient[169]
Janeane Garofalo (born 1964), actor, comedian, author, and activist moved to Madison at age nine, where she remained until she graduated from high school[170]
Aubrey Eugene Robinson Jr. (1923–2000), Chief Federal Judge of the District Court of the District of Columbia, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966[180]
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^Gansberg, Alan L. "Suburban Madison Fears It's Going Urban", The New York Times, September 15, 1974. Accessed October 25, 2021. "While many Madison youngsters attend college, the borough itself is a college town. Drew University, with more than 3,000 students, is situated on Madison Avenue, and part of the campus of the Madison branch of Fairleigh Dickinson University is in the northern part of town."
^About Us, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. Accessed October 25, 2021.
^Fillimon, Chris. "Who was Luke Miller?", The Luke Miller House. Accessed August 13, 2013. "The Luke Miller House (also referred to as Miller's Station) is considered the oldest existing home in Madison. It was built between 1730 and 1750, by Luke Miller's grandfather, Andrew Miller"
^Morris County Street Histories, Morris County, New Jersey Planning & Development. Accessed August 13, 2013. "The name 'Shunpike' is a contraction of the phrase 'Shun the Pike' meaning an alternate route to avoid payment on toll roads a.k.a. 'Pikes'."
^Staff. "Jersey Borough 100 Years Old.", The New York Times, August 31, 1934. Accessed July 19, 2011. "Flags were flying today in Madison as the borough celebrated the 100th anniversary of the day on which its name was changed from Bottle Hill to Madison. Protests of citizens who thought the original name intemperate occasioned the change in 1834."
^"Florham Park", FDU Magazine, Fall / Winter 2001. Accessed January 15, 2025. "Quickly earning the affection of the locals, the aristocracy became part of the fabric of Florham Park, and the borough eventually adopted the name that Florence Vanderbilt and Hamilton Twombly gave to their summer estate (Florham, a combination of portions of their first names), which spanned close to 200 acres almost entirely in Florham Park."
^Carol Bere, Samuel Convissor, Walter Cummins, Mark Hillringhouse, and Arthur T. Vanderbilt II (2016). Florham: An American Treasure. Madison, NJ: The Friends of Florham. ISBN978-0-578-18086-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^"The Hillside Cemetery Spill of 1902", Weird NJ. Accessed May 14, 2013. "A torrential downpour in August of 1902 caused the Spring Garden Brook in Madison to overflow, having enough momentum to break up the drainage ditches the flash flood ran through Hillside Cemetery on Main Street and washed out 59 graves."
^Open Space and Recreation Plan Update – 2009Archived August 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Borough of Madison. Accessed August 13, 2013. "Giralda Farms is the largest and made up of six parcels that total 181 acres. Giralda Farms is the former estate of Geraldine R. Dodge. After her death, she left $85 million to establish the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. Development regulations on the Giralda Farms property require that 85% of the land be maintained for open space purposes. Additionally, almost all vehicle parking is to remain underground."
^"'Bottle Hill Day' will return to Madison this Saturday, Oct. 1", New Jersey Hills, September 26, 2016. Accessed November 12, 2016. "The 'Bottle Hill Day' street fair, an annual attraction for more than 30 years, will return to downtown Madison from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 1, courtesy of the borough's Downtown Development Commission (DDC), drawing 10,000 to 20,000 visitors and filling the business district with live music on four stages, food, amusements, sidewalk sales, more than 200 vendors, local craftspeople, displays by community groups, a Beer Garden and more in an all-day event free and open to the public – and capped by an evening fireworks display at Drew University."
^Historic Madison, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. Accessed November 10, 2019. "The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is located in the charming town of Madison.... The vibrant downtown is comprised of unique shops, tree-lined streets, art galleries and more than 40 restaurants and eateries-all within a ten-minute walk from the Theatre's Main Stage."
^Widmer, Ted. "A rare painting of Lincoln restores the emancipator to his full height", The Washington Post, February 18, 2022. Accessed February 22, 2022. "Eventually, it was bought by one Rockefeller, then acquired by another, Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge, who installed it in a building she donated to the town of Madison, N.J., in memory of her son. That building, dedicated in 1935, became the borough hall and a shrine to local democracy."
^Board of County Commissioners, Morris County, New Jersey. Accessed January 19, 2025. "Morris County is governed by a seven-member Board of County Commissioners, who serve three-year terms."
^"Morris County Appoints Deena Leary Acting Administrator", Morris County, New Jersey, August 1, 2022. Accessed January 19, 2025. "Assistant Morris County Administrator Deena Leary has been appointed Acting Administrator by the Morris County Board of County Commissioners, placing her at the helm of county operations and ready to assume the post when long-time Administrator John Bonanni officially retires at year’s end."
^Tayfun Selen, Morris County, New Jersey. Accessed January 19, 2025.
^Stephen H. Shaw, Morris County, New Jersey. Accessed January 19, 2025.
^Douglas R. Cabana, Morris County, New Jersey. Accessed January 19, 2025.
^John Krickus, Morris County, New Jersey. Accessed January 19, 2025.
^Madison Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification Madison Public Schools. Accessed April 29, 2020 "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through twelfth in the Madison School District. Composition: The Madison School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Madison Borough."
^School District Profile, Madison Public Schools. Accessed April 29, 2020. "Elementary students attend one of three neighborhood schools: Kings Road School, Central Avenue School, or Torey J. Sabatini School. Early adolescents attend the Madison Junior School, and high school students attend Madison High School. The district maintains a receiving relationship with the neighboring community of Harding, whereby its high school students attend Madison High School."
^Madison High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 29, 2016. "Madison High School also enjoys the benefits of our sending-receiving relationship with Harding Township, a nearby K–8 school district. Students from Harding and Madison become a cohesive class in their four years together."
^History[permanent dead link], St. Vincent Martyr School. Accessed September 4, 2015. "St. Vincent Martyr School, established in 1848, was originally located in the basement of a church on Ridgedale Avenue and then in 1866 was moved to a new structure on Park Avenue."
^"Rose designed by 'Mr. Madison' eyed as borough's official flag", New Jersey Hills, September 6, 2001. Accessed August 19, 2020. "At the council's Aug. 27 work session, the mayor explained his request by recalling that a group of students and adults from Madison's French 'sister city,' Issy-les-Moulineaux, paid the borough an impromptu visit in late July during an East Coast tour, with plans to see Drew University, the Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, and the Hartley Dodge Memorial building, Madison's borough hall on Kings Road. The 'sister city' relationship between Issy-les-Moulineaux and Madison was forged during a technology conference in Paris in late 1998, attended by Councilman Ellwood 'Woody' Kerkeslager and then-Mayor Gary Ruckelshaus."
^Meeting Minutes for February 12, 2007, Borough of Madison. Accessed March 20, 2020. "Resolution of the Borough Of Madison Establishing A Sister City Relationship With Marigliano, Italy"
^Meeting Minutes for August 11, 2008, Borough of Madison. Accessed March 20, 2020. "Sister City: Mayor Holden visited Madison, Connecticut, this week and they send their regards back here; some of the people recalled very fondly their trip down here to Madison when the James Madison statue was installed at Waverly Place. We are hoping to reignite our sister-city relationship with them."
^Ash, Lorraine. "Walk Through A Rich History In 'Mansions Of Morris County'", Daily Record, March 17, 2002. Accessed August 12, 2012. "The Twombly Mansion, now central to campus life at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Florham Park, was featured in a scene in the film A Beautiful Mind, nominated for eight Academy Awards."
^Staff. "Greeting movie", Daily Record, September 10, 2004. Accessed August 12, 2012. "Downtown Madison found itself in a swirl of Hollywood-style chaos Saturday morning while film crews and a pair of high-profile stars shot a modern-day spin-off of the 1967 film "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" in and around the borough's historic train station."
^The Fantastically Flighty Gray Goose, Aerofiles.com. Accessed March 11, 2011. "By 1931 Caldwell had failed to produce a viable ornithopter in Nevada and Colorado and moved his enterprise to the east coast, evidently first to Orangeburg NY and, later, to Madison NJ."
^Fox, Margalit. "Robert Chapman, 81, Roget's Thesaurus Editor". The New York Times. February 5, 2002. Accessed January 21, 2012. "Robert L. Chapman, an editor of Roget's Thesaurus who built a distinguished career on the difference between the right word and the almost right word and who streamlined the work for postmodern users, died Saturday in Morristown, N.J. He was 81 and lived in Madison, N.J."
^Cerdeira, Marian. "Madison remembered Hartley Dodge on his 100th birthday", Independent Press, August 13, 2008. Accessed March 11, 2011. "Hartley Jr., born July 29, 1908, at Rockwood Hall, his maternal grandparents' home in North Tarrytown, N.Y. (now known as Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.) and moved with his parents to Madison later that same year. During his youth, young Hartley took advantage of the Morris County countryside and the family home at Giralda Farms to become an expert equestrian."
^"Marcel Gleyre, 85, Olympic gymnast", Daily Record, March 24, 1996. Accessed February 16, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Marcel N. Gleyre died Friday at home after a long illness.... He lived in Wyckoff before moving to Madison 10 years ago. Mr. Gleyre was a member of the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team and competed in the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles."
^Magliocchetti, Geoff. "Nick Mangold comments on the New York Jets' latest loss", Empire Sorts Media, December 12, 2020. Accessed September 12, 2021. "Mangold, 36, has kept busy since announcing his retirement with the Jets in 2018. He appears as a regular commentator of the Jets' modern endeavors on MSG and also coaches youth football. Mangold and his wife Jennifer live in Madison, NJ with their two children."
^McGurn, William. "Hostage to NJ Transit", copy of article from the New York Post, by The Heartland Institute, November 17, 2004. Accessed July 19, 2011. "To put this all in perspective, the brochure for my 1910 home in suburban Madison boasts that the "fastest train" will get you to Manhattan in 47 minutes."
^"Necrology", Cornell Alumni News, Vol. 56, No. 8, December 15, 1953. Accessed September 12, 2021. "'00 PhB—Horace Wilbur Palmer, November 10, 1953. He served in 1921 as State Assemblyman from New York City and, in 1927, as Deputy Attorney General for the State of New York. He lived recently at 54 East Lane, Madison, N.J."
^"Senator Jay P. Rolison Jr.", Poughkeepsie Journal, September 3, 2007. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Born April 5, 1929 in Madison, N.J,, he was the son of the late Jay P. Sr. and Margaret Denman Rolison. He was a graduate of Seton Hall Prep., Providence College and Fordham Law School."
^Connelley, William E.; Coulter, Ellis M.; Kerr, Charle, ed. History of Kentucky, Volume 3, p. 200. American Historical Society, 1922. Accessed November 12, 2015. "David Austin Sayre was born in Madison, New Jersey, March 12, 1793, and his boyhood was spent at the old home at Madison in the house erected by Daniel Sayre in 1745."
^Wisconsin Blue Book 1873, Biographical Sketch of David Franklin Sayre, p. 451
^1919 Joint Resolution No. 60, Wisconsin Legislature. Accessed May 1, 2015. "Honorable David Franklin Sayre was born on the 14th day of January 1822, in Madison, New Jersey, and died at his home at Fulton, Wisconsin, May 3, 1919."
^Seegers, Sandy. "Starbuck Says Improprieties Among Judges 'Nothing New'", Daily Record, February 15, 2002. Accessed March 12, 2011. "Starbuck, a two-time Olympian, watched the competition live at her home in Madison and, like most of the world, felt that Sale and Pelletier were perfect."
^"Mary W. Streep, 86, artist, volunteer", New Jersey Hills, October 4, 2001. Accessed July 18, 2020. "Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mrs. Streep grew up in Madison, where she attended Madison Academy and graduated from Madison High School."
^Horowitz, Ben. "Hard-rock jock blares his independence weekly"Archived June 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, copy of article from The Star-Ledger, April 16, 2000. Accessed November 8, 2008. "Trunk, 35, grew up in Madison and continues to live in Morris County. His radio career began with a summer show at the Drew University radio station while he was a student at Madison High School."
