The First 100 years!

 A hundred years ago south Boonton was mostly farmland, for the population of about 2,700 had settled mainly on the hillside above the Morris Canal. The Canal was then a busy waterway, and the iron industry with its thriving business in cut nails was the town's chief livelihood. While the Civil War had ended just three years before, it had left its scars. Many people turned to the church, seeking consolation. In Boonton it was a time of church building, for the years between 1860 and 1869 saw most of the present houses of worship built and dedicated.