History
Fredon Township was incorporated in 1904 as the last town in Sussex County and the only place in the country with that name. Proposed for the nation in the early 1800's, Fredon means a place of peace and freedom. The Route 94 crossroads known as Coursen's Corners became a town center in the early 1800's, when the Coursen family had a school, store, and blacksmith shop there. The Fredon Post Office operated from 1834 to 1901. The Paulins Kill forms the town's western border, and the East-West Jersey Partition Line crosses through the township. John W. Griggs became New Jersey's Governor in 1895.
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