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• 1877 - Brothers Samuel and William Childs of Bernards Township introduced the first cafeteria-style restaurant in 1887 in NYC. One of the earliest dining chains in the country, they eventually expanded to over one hundred locations. William Childs later converted an old grain storehouse into the Old Mill Inn, today’s Grainhouse Restaurant.
• During the opening decades of the 20th century, Olcott Avenue, named after Mountain Colony resident Frederick P. Olcott, was the most fashionable street in Bernards Township outside the Mountain Colony. Remember, Bernardsville didn't separate from Bernards Twp until 1924.

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