Draft:Moe Mountain

• Comment: I'm not seeing the notability under WP:NPLACE and this reads like a lot of original research (especially as none of the citations are in-line with any of the text, so it's really hard to understand what reference supports what piece of information. Qcne (talk) 21:18, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

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Moe Mountain is a (18,198 Achers) area in West Milford, New Jersey now known as " Upper Greenwood Lake". Located in the northeast corner of Sussex County (/Passaic County), bordered by the New Jersey/New York state line to the north, Warwick Turnpike to the west and residential Development to the south and east. Portions of the site are owned and managed by NJ Department of environmental Protections's (NJDEP) Wawayanda State Park. The Appalachian trail bisects the southern corner- that harbors a rich diversity of forest interior species- and is a part of the Highlands Preservation Area, a region exceptional nature resource value designated by NJDEP's Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act (Highlands Act).

History

Between 1828 and 1880 the area was named as "Greenwoods" and referred as Centre Milford. After the arrival of Ira W. Moe and his wife Drucilla Blythe Mack Moe, that name soon changed into "Moe Mountain". The couple started a local post office January 8th.1896, Drucilla Moe as the postmistress. It has been told that Ira W. Moe promised votes for a local political candidate in return for a promise (to get) to name his post office "Moe". The candidate made it into office and kept his promise. The "Moe post office" remained operational until 1921, when the federal postal authorities determined there wasn't enough year-round residents to warrant the separate establishment. Followed by the post office, Ira. W. Moe purchased land from John Mabee to build his "Horseshoe Log" commonly known as "Moe's Tavern". The building was finished 1903, and served as a sub-post office, grocery store, liquor store, tavern, stagecoach stop and as a tourist destination- with 14 rooms to accommodate visitors and a unique restaurant serving quality country fare (such as Fried Spring Chicken with brown gravy, apple pie, soups and Oyster Crackers with different spreads. A whole dinner costing just a 1.50$). Known as a quirky, colorful and eccentric character, Mr. Moe soon made a name for himself as well as his tavern. Advertised as a "Real Health Resort" with its log cabin walls carved with humorous sayings and quotations, rooms with log furniture, and inventive details; like brass rail around the bar for customers to rest their feet or the fireplace in the back room said to have been made of a funnel of a ship- drew in people from near and far. Thus, the name "Moe Mountain" started gaining popularity as well.