The Township in the 20th century Freehold Township, New Jersey
freehold township 911 memorial located near town hall on schanck road
in 20th century, farms in freehold township continued prosperous , successful, , area steadily grew in population. however, after world war ii, township experienced rapid growth. time, transportation systems had increased point allow workers commute daily jobs in larger cities, such newark, philadelphia, , new york city. highways, including u.s. route 9 , route 33 helped make possible commuters live in freehold , work in nearby cities. township developed large neighborhoods of suburban single family homes.
soon, township began grow commercial , industrial businesses rivalled borough. among corporations opened production factories in freehold include nestlé in 1948 , 3m in 1957. in 1971, major medical complex, called freehold area hospital, , today called centrastate medical center, opened in township. not industrial developments in township positive. in 1983, united states government designated lone pine chemical site in township superfund site, 1 of worst environmental disasters in country. in 1990, opening of freehold raceway mall, second-largest mall in state, township become primary commercial center central new jersey.
as township grew, route 33 ran through heart of freehold, become increasingly congested, , study suggested construction of new freeway. after several years, new freeway downsized merely bypass of freehold. construction near sweetmans lane (cr 527) u.s. route 9 finished in 1972. construction began again , bypass extended halls mill road in 1989. decades traffic detoured, , congestion kept getting worse. delay lengthened when endangered species found in path of proposed roadway. finally, after 32 years of waiting, bypass completed in january 2003, reducing congestion on route 33 , route 33 business.
the township has thousands of jobs located within municipality, along growing numbers of commuters work in neighboring cities such new york city, newark, trenton, , philadelphia. 5 residents of township killed in september 11, 2001, terrorist attack on world trade center , listed on county s 9/11 memorial.
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