HIGHLAND PARK -- A holiday scene on the 300 block of Raritan Avenue in Highland Park taken in 1960. The Library of Congress points out that Thomas Edison created the very first strand of holiday lights. During the Christmas season of 1880, electric lights were strung around the outside of his Menlo Park laboratory. If you would like to share...
HIGHLAND PARK -- A holiday scene on the 300 block of Raritan Avenue in Highland Park taken in 1960.
The Library of Congress points out that Thomas Edison created the very first strand of holiday lights. During the Christmas season of 1880, electric lights were strung around the outside of his Menlo Park laboratory.
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