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Summit is a city in Union County that was first settled around 1710 and was originally known as Turkey Hill.

Summit was incorporated as a township on March 23, 1869, from portions of New Providence and Springfield townships, and was reincorporated as a city on March 8, 1899.

Summit's name is traced either to Summit Lodge, the house jurist James Kent moved to in 1837, or to its position at the summit of the Short Hills atop the Second Watchung Mountain.

Summit had a population of 22,719 in the 2020 census, with about 8,341 households in recent Census Bureau survey data.

During the Revolutionary War, Summit's hilltop position made it a lookout point for watching British movements, and the area was known as Beacon Hill.

Summit was the home of Anthony Comstock, America's famous anti-vice crusader, who moved there around 1880 and died there in 1915.

The Reeves-Reed Arboretum, a 12.5-acre suburban conservancy on a historic country estate, is dedicated to environmental and horticultural education in Summit.

Briant Park, a 30.3-acre Union County park shared with Springfield Township, offers a pond for ice-skating and fishing, athletic fields, and a fitness trail.

Hidden Valley Park, an undeveloped 70.4-acre Union County park, connects to Briant Park by a greenway along Orchard Street.

Summit is home to the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, a regional art center with an art school and exhibition program on Elm Street.