Jersey City
Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.New Jersey, United States.
Prior to 19th century
19th century
* 1802 - Population of Paulus Hook: 13.
* 1804
** Land bought from Cornelius Van Vorst by the Associates of the Jersey Company.
** Streets of the Hook laid out.
* 1812 - Steam ferry begins operating.
* 1820 - "City of Jersey" incorporated in Bergen Township.
* 1824 - Jersey Glass Company established.
* 1825 - Jersey Porcelain and Earthenware Company incorporated.
* 1833 - American Pottery Manufacturing Company in business.
* 1834
**
New Jersey Railroad
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terminal and
Paterson and Hudson River Railroad
The Paterson and Hudson River Railroad was a railroad that operated in New Jersey and connected the cities of Jersey City and southeast Paterson. The railroad was started in 1833.
The company was the first in the United States to build moveable ...
terminal established.
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Newark
Newark most commonly refers to:
* Newark, New Jersey, city in the United States
* Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area
Newark may also refer to:
Places Canada
* Niagara-on-the ...
-Jersey City horsecar begins operating.
* 1835 - ''Jersey City Gazette'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1836 - Morris Canal in operation.
* 1838 - City renamed "Jersey City."
* 1840 - City becomes part of Hudson County.
* 1847
** ''Jersey City Telegraph'' newspaper begins publication.
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Dixon Mills
Dixon Mills is a residential complex in Jersey City, New Jersey that uses the buildings of the former location of the Joseph Dixon Crucible Company, which was in use between 1847 and 1895.
There is a small museum with artifacts from the building ...
Grace Church Van Vorst
The Grace Church Van Vorst, is located in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 1, 1979. The church was built in 1853 and was named after the former Van ...
built.
* 1856 - Taylor's Hotel in business.
* 1860 - Population: 29,227.
* 1862 - Breusing florists in business.
* 1867
** Lincoln Association founded.
** ''Evening Journal'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1868
** ''Hudson County Volksblatt'' German-language newspaper begins publication (approximate date).
** Hudson City Savings Bank established.
* 1869 - Bruckner's Variety Store in business.
1870s-1890s
* 1870
**
Hudson City
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People
* Hudson (given name)
* Hudson (surname)
* Henry Hudson, English explorer
* Hudson (footballer, born 1986), Hudson Fernando Tobias de Carvalho, Brazilian football right-back
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and Bergen City become part of Jersey City.
** St. John's Episcopal Church built.
** Population: 82,546.
** Lorillard Tobacco Company relocates to Jersey City.
* 1872 - Law Library Association founded.
* 1872- Saint Peter's College founded
* 1873 - Greenville becomes part of Jersey City.
* 1874
** Abattoir and stockyards in operation.
** Jersey City Drug and Spice Mills in business.
* 1876
** Aesthetic Society formed.
** Centennial of American independence.
* 1887 - Pavonia Terminal opens.
* 1889
** Free Public Library established.
** Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal built.
* 1890 - Population: 163,003.
* 1893
** ''Svoboda'' Ukrainian-language newspaper begins publication.
** Hasbrouck Institute opens.
* 1900
** Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company Warehouse built.
** Population: 206,433.
20th century
* 1901
** Little Russian Greek Catholic Church of St. Peter and Paul built.
** American Type Founders headquartered in city.
* 1904 - People's Palace established.
* 1905 -
West Side Park
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opens.
* 1906 - Colgate Clock installed.
* 1907 - Block Drug Company established.
* 1908 - ''Głos Narodu'' Polish-language newspaper in publication (approximate date).
* 1909 - Hudson Tubes begin operating to Manhattan.
* 1910 - Population: 267,779.
* 1912 - Lincoln High School established.
* 1922 - ''Hudson Jewish News'' begins publication.
* 1925
** Journal Square laid out.
** Mary Teresa Norton becomes
U.S. representative
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Lower Manhattan
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Loew's Jersey Theatre
The Loew's Jersey Theatre is a theater in Jersey City, New Jersey. Opened in 1929, it was one of the five Loew's Wonder Theatres, a series of flagship Loew's movie palaces in the New York City area. It was designed by the architectural firm of Rapp ...
opens.
* 1930 - Population: 316,715.
* 1937 - Jersey City Giants baseball team formed.
* 1951 - ''Carpathian Star'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1974 - Hudson County Community College established.
* 1980
** ''Novyĭ Amerikanets'' Russian-language newspaper begins publication.
** Population: 223,532.
* 1986 - ''Manila Times East'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1988 - Sister city relationship established with
Cusco
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, Peru.
* 1990 - Population: 228,537.
* 1991 - Govinda Sanskar Kendra Center active (approximate date).
* 1993 Liberty Science Center opens.
* 1994 - Sister city relationships established with
Ahmedabad
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, India and Nantong, China.
* 1995 - Sister city relationship established with
Ozamiz
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A ...
E-ZPass
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activated for the Holland Tunnel Boyle Plaza.
** Sister city relationships established with Jerusalem, Israel and Vitória, Brazil.
* 1998
** Parts of Ellis Island deemed part of Jersey City per ''
New Jersey v. New York
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Because the New Jersey's original 1664 land grant was unclear, t ...
'' .
** City website online.
** Sister city relationship established with
Oviedo
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, Spain.
* 1999
** Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy established.
** Sister city relationship established with
Sant'Arsenio
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, Italy.
* 2000 - Population: 240,055.
21st century
* 2001
** Jersey City Museum opens.
** Sister city relationship established with Kolkata, India.
* 2002 - Sister city relationship established with Saint John's, Antigua.
* 2004
** November:
Jerramiah T. Healy
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elected mayor.
** Sister city relationship established with
San Martín del Rey Aurelio
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There are three main towns in the municipality: Sotrondio, El Entrego, and Blimea, ...
, Spain.
* 2005 - New Jersey Arya Samaj Mandir Humanitarian Mission headquartered in city.
* 2008 - Sister city relationship established with
Rosario
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Golden Door Film Festival
The Golden Door Film Festival is a film festival in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, which was inaugurated in 2011. The four-day festival takes place in fall, and shows features, documentaries, and shorts. The opening and closing night a ...
Bergen Township, New Jersey (1661–1862)
Bergen Township was a Township (New Jersey), township that existed in the U.S. state of New Jersey, from 1661 to 1862, first as Bergen, New Netherland, then as part Bergen County, New Jersey, Bergen County, and later as part of Hudson County, New J ...
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Timeline of Jersey City, New Jersey-area railroads
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Hudson County, New Jersey
The following properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Hudson County, New Jersey
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Hudson Count ...
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List of mayors of Jersey City
The Mayor of the City of Jersey City is the head of the executive branch of the government of Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. The mayor has the duty to enforce the municipal charter and ordinances; prepare the annual budget; appoint d ...
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Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.jersey city
Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.