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The New Jersey Midland Railway (a predecessor to the NYSW) had built a line through the Ridgefields in 1872, but with no station. [1] [2]
It appears that there is conflicting information about the opening date, but that a depot was built by 1876.
The Northern Railroad oi New Jersey was already running through Ridgefietd to Englewood having commenced operations in 1859. Hackensack had no railroad connections then and did not until 1872, when the New Jersey Midland Railroad to Paterson... The New Jersey Midland Railroad ran its tracks through Ridgefield Park, but as there was no station it was not a railroad slop The two earliest commuters, Mortimer Smith... and Peter Kenney...trekked daily to the Leonia station of the Northern Railroad of New Jersey, a distance of three miles This showed that Ridgefield Park lured on the commuter at about the same time that some of its lands were first sold in plots. The three mile walk became too much for Mortimer Smith, so he set out to collect $200.00 to build the first station at Ridgefield Park on the New Jersey Midland, later the Susquehanna or Erie Railroad. This station was responsible for opening a new road in Ridgefietd Park, Fourth or Mt Vernon Street. With the completion of the WestShore Railroad in the summer of 1883 which came through Ridgefield Park...
In 1876, the village Ridgefield had 40 buildings, including a clubhouse, a store and a post office, a schoolhouse, a railroad depot and two churches. The store building still stands on Edgewater Avenue near the railroad tracks.
secondary and tertiary sources? But yes, you are welcome to re-write the article reflecting the information that you have added to it if you are indeed satisfied with the primary source. The 2nd Catlin primary sourc I have provided above adds strength to the claim and should be added. Can you please use the inline format for Wikipedia:INTEGRITY? I would suggest the caveat: While some sources cite a latter date, contemporary promotional material from 1872 states that the station opened that year... leaving the other sources to clarify this. Thanks. Djflem ( talk) 08:39, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
Per Wikipedia:Content assessment, this is certainly at C-class: The article is substantial but is still missing important content or contains much irrelevant material. The article should have some references to reliable sources, but may still have significant problems or require substantial cleanup. More detailed criteria The article cites more than one reliable source and is better developed in style, structure, and quality than Start-Class, but it fails one or more of the criteria for B-Class. It may have some gaps or missing elements; need editing for clarity, balance, or flow; or contain policy violations, such as bias or original research...It is most likely that C-Class articles have a reasonable encyclopedic style.
If the article does not satisfy the criteria, please be specific. Djflem ( talk) 18:10, 29 July 2021 (UTC)