Frequently Used Telephone Numbers (908):
Police	245-2000 or 911	Board of Education	298-2040
Fire	245-8600	Public Library	245-5809
Rescue Squad	245-2300 or 911	Post Office	245-0644
City Hall	245-6156

HISTORY:

Roselle was originally part of the Elizabethtown tract, site of English colonization in 1664. The "King's Highway", which is present day St. Georges Avenue, served as the southern border of town and as a main route of many colonial travelers. Following the American Revolution, Roselle was primarily a farming area, but it was transformed into a residential community after the Elizabethtown and Somerville Railroad was laid in the 1830's. In 1865, the Roselle Land Improvement Company was instrumental in selling property in the area, and hence, the name Roselle. In the 1880's, Thomas Edison chose Roselle as the home of Thomas A. Edison Company for Isolated Lighting. In January, 1883, Roselle became the first town in the United States to be wired for electricity. The First Presbyterian Church dates from 1869, but still uses the original lightolier that made it the first church in the United States to be lit by electricity. *1990 Census figures

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