Roselle Park

Roselle Park is a borough in Union County, New Jersey, United States. It was originally part of Linden until 1894 and later separated from Union Township in 1901. Primarily a residential suburb of New York City, Roselle Park also has some industrial activity, manufacturing items such as pumps, paper products, plastics, tools, fire alarms, machinery, and metal products.1

The area has historical significance, with inventor Thomas A. Edison conducting experiments there in the 1880s, leading to Roselle being the first community globally to have incandescent electric street lighting. Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of the wireless, established a plant in Roselle Park in 1913, which became a leading manufacturer of communications equipment during World War I. The commercial radio station WDY began broadcasting from Roselle Park in 1921.1