When she isnt out investigating sources and digging up interesting hoboken history, she is training at cko kickboxing in hoboken. As is trend, secaucus too, in 1900, became independent of the town and corporation of north bergen. Norman cousins june 24, 1915 november 30, 1990 was an american political journalist, author, professor, and world peace advocate. Find best sellers about civil war, american legends, breweries and wineries, and more. Powles hook 1804 area of jersey city jersey city 1848. In october of this year five corners, now hudson city, was detached from the mission of west hoboken, and a little church was built there by rev. New jersey flats 1881 from the docks of the central rr of nj to constables point. West hoboken was a municipality that existed in hudson county, new jersey, united states, from 1861 to 1925.
Hoboken, west hoboken, union hill, and weehawken 3 copies. This method was in force until the year 1891, when the town adopted the special charter for towns, which was passed at the instance of west hoboken. Hoboken is responsible for a number of famous foods, breweries, renowned artists and inventions that have transformed everyday life not only in nj. Aida is a fulltime reporter for the town news, a part of north jersey media group, and she received her bachelors in journalism from njcu back in 2012. You can take look at any of these items from our collections online or at the library. The town is notable for being the first city in which mallomars were sold. Martin daab, 246 hudson place, cafe and restaurant. The area that became west hoboken was originally inhabited by the munseespeaking branch of lenape native americans, who wandered into the vast woodland area encountered by henry hudson during the voyages he conducted from 16091610 for the dutch, who later claimed the area which included the future new york city and named it new netherland. West hoboken, nj 18841893 city directories allen county public library jersey city city directories city directories in the u. While the museum has been collecting since 1986, formal accessioning and cataloging began in 2001.
Jersey city, hoboken 1841 from the library of congress. The town of chittenberg also become incorporated in 1851. Arthur pinajian 19141999, armenian american artist and comic book. Local history collection books categorized by subject architecture selections from an architects portfolio landscape architecture 3 copies architecture, buildings, and places newspaper clippings art block prints of hoboken, nj, made by the students of aj demarest high school, 1932 3. From west street, west to summit avenue, and from oak street, north to jane street, there was a large piece of woodland which was only cleared off and opened up in the spring of 1890. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages. The present building is 32 years old, but previous to the erection of this building, cox kept a store on the corner, which was a starting place for all the travelers hereabouts, when a native of this town, living within a halfmile of coxs corner, would give the direction of reaching his home to strangers, would invariably say. The town of west hoboken is 41 years old having been incorporated as a township on february 28, 1861.
After hours please call for a listing of library hours or to leave a message when the library is closed. Hoboken, new jersey simple english wikipedia, the free. It has been restored by human beings history of west hoboken. History of north bergen the north bergen free public library. In 1630, via a system of patroonships that the west india company employed to settle its territory in new netherlands, michael pauw purchased the land that would later become hoboken and jersey. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian. Previous to its being incorporated, it was a part of the township of north bergen, which latter township was at one time a part of the ancient county and township of bergen. The area that became west hoboken was originally inhabited by the munseespeaking branch of lenape native americans, who wandered in the vast woodland area encountered by henry hudson during the voyages he conducted from 16091610 for the dutch. Buy history of west hoboken by william h drescher online at alibris.
Hoboken branch new jersey family history library session books, 18841920 first united presbyterian church hoboken, new jersey family history library seventyfifth anniversary of the german evangelical church reformed of hoboken, n. In the hoboken museums ongoing tour of county history as part of the. Appointments of union city and west hoboken police officers from 18791946 incomplete from the journal registers of charles l mccarthy sr, a police officer in west hoboken and union city from 1901 to 1927. Township of greenville 1873 now part of jersey city from the library of congress. Adjoining jersey city and union city, it lies on the hudson river opposite manhattan island, new york city, with which it is connected by train, ferry, highway, tunnel, and subway. First, because west hoboken was at one time part of one of the oldest settlements in america. Jun 30, 2011 the town of west hoboken is 41 years old having been incorporated as a township on february 28, 1861. West hoboken was a municipality that existed in hudson county, new jersey, united states. History of west new york from prehistoric times to 1840, by. Fifth birthday report from little city books, hoboken. J by william h jr from old cata drescher, 9781293806203, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In the hoboken museums ongoing tour of county history as part of the greetings from hudson county postcard exhibition, we welcome historian patrick cullen to speak about the history of west new york, from prehistoric times to 1840, on sunday, january 19, at 4 pm.
Home lifestyle hoboken 101 10 historical facts about hoboken you probably didnt know the town that we all know and love has a rich history that has made it the gem it is today. Main branch 500 park avenue hoboken, nj 07030 201 4202346. Miller great grandson of charles l mccarthy sr browse. Church of hoboken, hoboken hudson county, njgenweb. It was known by the name of drechers woods, and afforded the nimrods of these times many a happy hour as the place abounded with birds and rabbits. Congress granted statehood to west virginia on june 20, 1863. The free public library went into active operation on june 1, 1898, issuing books on tuesday and thursday evenings of each week.
The best to time to call or bring books in is after 12 pm. History and news of west new york, new jersey, usa add history news. It merged with union hill to form union city on june 1, 1925. Ashby is the fatherinlaw of greenwood robinson, of 222 central avenue, the proprietor of the colonial theatre, demott street, west hoboken.
Read more about history books are nicebut new jersey brings the past to life. Since 2006, the museum has offered an online version of its collections catalog. J this book, history of west hoboken, by william h. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. Session books, 18841920 first united presbyterian church hoboken, new jersey family. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In 1630 the dutch purchased the site from the delaware. Union city west hoboken police force appointees 18791946.
Hoboken, city, hudson county, northeastern new jersey, u. In 1861 towns known as west hoboken and the township of union which included west new york and guttenberg also seceded from north bergen. We develop digital education, learning, assessment and certification solutions to help universities, businesses and individuals move between education and employment and achieve their ambitions. J 2016, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally i. Hoboken was originally an island, surrounded by the hudson river on the east and tidal lands at the foot of the new jersey palisades on the west. Ficton, literature, poetry, plays, philosophy, psychology, history, cooking, literary nonfiction. History of west hoboken by william h drescher alibris. Local history book collection hoboken public library. Situated almost midway between the small towns of cresskill and dumont, threefourths of a mile due west, the base hospital at camp merritt was pleasantly located in the southeastern part of bergen county, n. By this time north bergen had its own government in place. In december, 1856, the society of the living rosary was established in hoboken, and twelve circles of fifteen members each were immediately formed. It comprises weehawken, union city, west new york, guttenberg and north bergen with a combined population of approximately 201,000, the municipalities are among the most densely populated in the united states.
Drescher, is a replication of a book originally published before 1903. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading history of west hoboken n. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. Despite this, he was an athletic youth, and he claimed. At age 11, he was misdiagnosed with tuberculosis and placed in a sanatorium. West new york, new jersey, usa history, photos, stories. Buy history of west hoboken by drescher, william h isbn. West hoboken, nj 18841893 city directories allen county public library. Cousins was born in west hoboken, new jersey which later became union city. The name hoboken comes from the original lenape name for hobocan hackingh or land of the tobacco pipe. J by william h jr from old cata drescher, 9780342536351, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Feb 2, 2019 here we will post some fun photos and other items from our collection. Englewood was the nearest large town, about 5 miles distant, and hoboken, the port of embarkation, lay 14 miles to the south. History of west new york from prehistoric times to. The west virginia town of harpers ferry was the site of john browns illfated 1859 raid on the federal armory there. Text books, travel guides, dummies guides, encyclopedias, readers digest, time life, magazines, books that are damaged or written in. Hoboken, north bergen, and the proposed township of.
It was a seasonal campsite in the territory of the hackensack, a phratry of the lenni lenape, who used the serpentine rock found there to carve pipes. History and legends by william mcmahon, envisioning new jersey. The area that became west hoboken was originally inhabited by the munseespeaking branch of lenape native americans, who wandered into the vast woodland area encountered by henry hudson during the voyages he conducted from 16091610 for the dutch, who later claimed the area which included the future new york city and. West hoboken, new jersey project gutenberg selfpublishing. Many a time pupils would be interrupted in their studies with a command to go and out and cut some wood to keep the fire going. This charter provided for the election of a councilmanatlarge and the establishment of not less than three wards, which are represented by two councilmen, making a board of council, consisting of. Go search buy again your store deals store gift cards sell help. The hoboken historical museums collections holds over 100,000 documents, maps, drawings, books, photographs, slides, videos and objects related to the history of our city. Hudson later claimed the area which included the future new york city and named it. I believe i can truthfully say that no book of this particular kind has ever been published which contains so many illustrations as this one does. Weehawkin to manhattan the lincoln tunnel, proposed third tube 1950.
History of the municipalities of hudson county, new jersey, 16301923, volume 3 daniel van winkle lewis historical publishing company, 1924 hudson county n. Hoboken, north bergen, and the proposed township of weehawken. Second, because no record of facts concerning the early settlement of this town has ever been printed, and i am of the opinion that such record and facts will make interesting reading for our old residents, as well as for the numerous newcomers who. Discover our full range of books, stationery and audiobooks at. North hudson is the area in the northern part of hudson county, new jersey, situated on the west bank of the hudson river, mostly atop the hudson palisades. Our lady of grace hoboken, new jersey family history library. These schools were semipublic, the tuition was free, but all books, etc. See all 9 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. He also has a daughter living on traphagen street and is well known throughout the town. Local history collection books categorized by subject. Railroads, the pioneers building americas transportation backbone, and more. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. The island was a campsite used by the lenni lenape. The name of the district has its origins in middle dutch.