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SUMMIT
, a See also:city of See also:Union See also:county, New See also:Jersey, U.S.A., in the See also:north-See also:east of the See also:state, about 21 M
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W. of New See also:York City
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Pop
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(1900) 5302, of whom x397 were See also:foreign-See also:born; (1905) 6845; (1910) 7500
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It is served by the See also:Morris & See also:Essex and the See also:Passaic & See also:Delaware divisions of Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad, and by the See also:Rahway Valley railroad extending to Roselle, 9 M. distant
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Summit is picturesquely situated on the See also:crest of a See also:ridge called Second See also:Mountain, with a mean See also:elevation of 450 ft
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It is a residential suburb of New York, and attracts a number of summer residents
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Among its institutions are a public library (1874), a See also:home for See also:blind See also:children, the Overlook See also:hospital and the See also:Kent See also:Place school (1894) for girls
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