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Tranquility was originally known as Kennedytown, named for Amos Kennedy who settled here.

When the location for the Tranquility Methodist Church was being chosen, a disagreement arose over erecting it in Allamuchy Township or Kennedytown.

A compromise was affected, with the church being erected halfway between the two points.

To memorialize the agreement, the church was named Tranquility.

Later, Kennedytown took the church's name as its own.

( From the Green Township Website.

Additional information can be found at the Green Township Historical Society.