Lyons

History

* The area called Lyons is remembered for the David Lyon farm which was a large part of the area. * Lyons Depot - This one-story Tudor Revival and Mission Revival style structure was built in 1931. It is faced with stucco and brick and has limestone trim with carved rosette ornamentation at the gable ends. It was designed by Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad (DL&W) architect D.T. Mack or one of his staff. It was built largely to accommodate the growing number of visitors to Veterans Hospital. It was the last station built on the Gladstone Branch. Is now owned by Bernards Township. * Lyons Train Station state and national historic registry - NR 6-22-84 SR 3-17-84 * Groundbreaking started on the Lyons VA Hospital on July 11, 1929. * The first patients arrived at the Lyons facility on November 12, 1930, having been transferred from the Bronx VA Hospital in New York City. By July 1931 a total of 415 patients were living and receiving therapy at the hospital. * Hospital dedicated Saturday, July 23, 1931. * The Lyons VA Medical Center was the only VA hospital in the state until one in East Orange opened in 1952. It was listed on the NRHP as the Lyons Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District in 2013. * There is a Lyons Fire Department and it's on the grounds of the Lyons VA. * Local historian Brooks Betz noted that the population growth of Bernards Township exploded over the next two decades due to people moving to the area to support the Lyons VA.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  40,626
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  35,625
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  35,608
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  32,556
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  32,533
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  28,244
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  26,091
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  25,008

Largest nearby schools

• Bridgewater-Raritan High School
  High · Bridgewater · 2,711 students · 12.1:1 ratio
• Watchung Hills Regional High School
  High · Warren · 1,741 students · 11.6:1 ratio
• Ridge High School
  High · Basking Ridge · 1,682 students · 11.4:1 ratio
• Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School
  Middle · Bridgewater · 1,347 students · 11:1 ratio
• North Plainfield High School
  High · North Plainfield · 1,214 students · 12.3:1 ratio
• William Annin Middle School
  Middle · Basking Ridge · 1,131 students · 9.9:1 ratio
• Somerville High School
  High · Somerville · 1,109 students · 11.8:1 ratio
• Bernards High School
  High · Bernardsville · 812 students · 12.7:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.8 — 2025-08-05
  1 km N of Hillsdale, New Jersey
• M 3 — 2025-08-03
  0 km W of Little Ferry, New Jersey
• M 2.9 — 2024-05-24
  6 km E of Califon, New Jersey
• M 2.6 — 2024-05-01
  1 km NW of Gladstone, New Jersey
• M 2.9 — 2024-04-27
  7 km WSW of Gladstone, New Jersey
• M 2.6 — 2024-04-10
  5 km WSW of Gladstone, New Jersey