Newfoundland () is an

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and

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(CDP), geographically spanning both West Milford Township in Passaic County, and Jefferson Township in Morris County, in the

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. It is located along Route 23 and is the mailing address of Green Pond, a private lake in Rockaway Township. As of the

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, the CDP's population was 1,145. Newfoundland was a popular resort destination at the turn of the 20th century. Several resort hotels including Brown's Hotel and Idylease Inn relied on the railroad to bring guests for the resort season. The

New Jersey Midland Railway The New Jersey Midland Railway was a 19th-century predecessor to the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (NYS&W) that operated in Northern New Jersey and Orange County, New York. Formation and construction The New Jersey Midland Railway c ...

developed the Newfoundland station in 1872. New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway provided passenger service until the 20th century and still travels through the area carrying freight. The 2003 independent film ''

The Station Agent ''The Station Agent'' is a 2003 American independent psychological comedy-drama film written and directed by Tom McCarthy in his directorial debut. It stars Peter Dinklage as a man who seeks solitude in an abandoned train station in the Newfound ...

'' was set and filmed largely in Newfoundland, with the train station featured in the film.Kuperinsky, Amy
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NJ Advance Media for

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, January 14, 2016. Accessed June 29, 2017. "''The Station Agent'' (2003, rated R, 1 hour 29 min.) Before Mendham actor Peter Dinklage was Tyrion Lannister in ''Game of Thrones'' he was Finbar McBride, a man living in an abandoned Jersey train station, on a quest to live as a hermit in ''The Station Agent''. The movie filmed in Jersey, too -- locations include Newfoundland in Passaic County, Lake Hopatcong, Hibernia, Rockaway, Dover and Hoboken." Newfoundland is also the home of a nationwide

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program called AmpleHarvest.org, which was launched in 2009 to end hunger and food waste by helping millions of gardeners nationwide donate excess food to thousands of local food pantries. The program came out of a local program that started donating food from its community garden to food pantries in Newfoundland and other nearby areas.

References

External links

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The West Milford Messenger (local newspaper)

Newfoundland Station web site

Idylease Website
Jefferson Township, New Jersey West Milford, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in Morris County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in Passaic County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in New Jersey {{PassaicCountyNJ-geo-stub