Remediation of old gas tanks continues
West Milford. Numerous gas stations of decades ago in the lake area are gone but years later cleanup of chemical contaminants that they left in the soil continues to be ongoing. | 22 Dec 2020 | 02:44 The Flying A, one of the gas stations on Union Valley Road in West Milford Village, is visible in this 1950s photo. The station was located across the road from the West Milford Presbyterian Church property. Photo by Ann Genader.
When automobiles became a regular part of the vacation area scene in the 1930s and 40s numerous stations where customers could fill the gasoline tanks in their vehicles sprung up.