Why the heck is West Milford the easternmost of the area Milfords? Wikipedia says West Milford was "settled by disenchanted Dutch from Milford, New Jersey (later renamed by the British as Newark)", but it's not at all clear whether that Milford is the present-day Newark. It's possible that this is so, but the history of Newark page suggests that Milford was a proposed name, but never the official name, and the proposer of the name "Milford" for Newark was an Englishman and not Dutch. Quick googling doesn't resolve the issue. Given that West Milford is far more north than west of Newark, I'm kindof hoping there was a Dutch settlement originally named Milford, renamed Newark, and then lost to time.
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