DescriptionIsrael Dodd Condit (1802-1897) was an organizer of the Morris & Essex Railroad, helping to bring it through what is now Millburn. He is credited with separating Millburn from Springfield in 1857 and keeping it in Essex County when Union County was created. Condit came to Millburn (then known as Springfield in 1822). In 1826, he married Caroline Eagelsfield, whose father owned a paper mill in Millburn. which Condit & Elijah Smith purchased. He made fortune through paper and hat manufacturing. Condit was also one of the wardens of St. Stephens Episcopal Church, the building of which he financed. He also donated eight acres of land for the St. Stephens Cemetery, where he is buried. .