The following is a timeline of the
history of
Jersey City ,
New Jersey , United States.
Prior to 19th century
19th century
Map of Jersey City, New Jersey, 1848
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.
[6]
1834
1835 - Jersey City Gazette newspaper begins publication.
[7]
1836 -
Morris Canal in operation.
1838 - City renamed "Jersey City."
1840 - City becomes part of
Hudson County .
1847
1850 - Population: 6,856.
1851 -
Van Vorst Township becomes part of city.
1853 -
Grace Church Van Vorst built.
1856 - Taylor's Hotel in business.
1860 - Population: 29,227.
1862 - Breusing florists in business.
1867
Lincoln Association founded.
[10]
Evening Journal newspaper begins publication.
1868
Hudson County Volksblatt German-language newspaper begins publication (approximate date).
[7]
Hudson City Savings Bank established.
1869 - Bruckner's Variety Store in business.
1870s-1890s
1870
1872 - Law Library Association founded.
[11]
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.
[12]
Centennial of American independence.
[13]
1887 -
Pavonia Terminal opens.
1889
1890 - Population: 163,003.
1893
Svoboda Ukrainian-language newspaper begins publication.
[7]
Hasbrouck Institute opens.
1900
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 opens.
1906 -
Colgate Clock installed.
1907 -
Block Drug Company established.
[6]
1908 - Głos Narodu Polish-language newspaper in publication (approximate date).
[7]
1909 -
Hudson Tubes begin operating to Manhattan.
1910 - Population: 267,779.
1912 -
Lincoln High School established.
1922 - Hudson Jewish News begins publication.
[7]
1925
1927 -
Holland Tunnel opens to
Lower Manhattan .
1929 -
New Jersey State Normal School at Jersey City and
Loew's Jersey Theatre opens.
1930 - Population: 316,715.
1937 -
Jersey City Giants baseball team formed.
1951 - Carpathian Star newspaper begins publication.
[7]
1974 -
Hudson County Community College established.
1980
Novyĭ Amerikanets Russian-language newspaper begins publication.
[7]
Population: 223,532.
1986 - Manila Times East newspaper begins publication.
[7]
1988 -
Sister city relationship established with
Cusco , Peru.
[17]
1990 - Population: 228,537.
[18]
1991 - Govinda Sanskar Kendra Center active (approximate date).
[19]
1993 -
Liberty Science Center opens.
[20] [
circular reference ]
1994 - Sister city relationships established with
Ahmedabad , India and
Nantong , China.
[17]
1995 - Sister city relationship established with
Ozamiz , Philippines.
[17]
1997
1998
1999
Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy established.
[24]
Sister city relationship established with
Sant'Arsenio , Italy.
[17]
2000 - Population: 240,055.
21st century
See also
References
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Programme for celebrating the centennial anniversary of American independence on the third and fourth of July, 1876 . W.R. Mason & Co. 1876.
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Annual Report of the Free Public Library of Jersey City, NJ , vol. 1, 1892
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"New Jersey" .
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"About JC Landmarks" . Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy. Retrieved August 4, 2013 .
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Bibliography
Published in the 19th century
Thomas Francis Gordon (1834),
"Jersey City" , Gazetteer of the State of New Jersey , Trenton: Daniel Fenton,
OCLC
4366560
Isaac Costa, ed. (1866).
Gopsill's Jersey City and Hoboken Directory . James Gopsill.
"Jersey City" , Goulding's Business Directory of New York, Brooklyn, Newark, Paterson, Jersey City, and Hoboken , Lawrence G. Gulding, 1875
George H. Farrier, ed. (1879), Memorial of the centennial celebration of the Battle of Paulus Hook, August 19, 1879; with a history of the early settlement and present condition of Jersey City, N.J. , Jersey City,
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Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 9 (9th ed.). 1879.
George Ripley ;
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The American Cyclopaedia (2nd ed.). New York:
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Richard Edwards (1882),
"Jersey City" , Industries of New Jersey , vol. 6: Hudson, Passaic and Bergen Counties, New York: Historical Publishing Company,
OCLC
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William H. Shaw (1884),
"Jersey City (etc.)" , History of Essex and Hudson Counties, New Jersey , Philadelphia: Everts & Peck
F. Killenberger (1887),
"Jersey City" , F. Killenberger's Pocket Gazetteer of the State of New Jersey , New Brunswick: New Jersey Pub. Co.
"Jersey City" . Quarter-Century's Progress of New Jersey's Leading Manufacturing Centres . NY: International Publishing Company. 1887.
Jersey City Street Railway Guide , Jersey City: Stephen & Hansen, printers, 1890,
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Charles Winfield (1891).
Monograph on the Founding of Jersey City . New York: Caxton Press.
Herbert Foster Gunnison (1896),
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Harriet Phillips Eaton (1899), Jersey City and its Historic Sites , Jersey City: The Woman's Club,
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Published in the 20th century
"Jersey City" .
Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 15 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 331.
Walter Gregory Muirheid (1910), Jersey City of To-Day: its history, people, trades, commerce, institutions & industries ,
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Arthur Fremont Rider (1916),
"Jersey City" , Rider's New York City and Vicinity, including Newark, Yonkers and Jersey City , New York: H. Holt and Company
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Board of City Commissioners of Jersey City (1920).
Jersey City Development Plan .
Federal Writers' Project (1946).
"Jersey City" . New Jersey: a Guide to its Present and Past .
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Kevin Lynch (1960), "Three Cities: Jersey City", Image of the City , Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, p. 25+,
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Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Jersey City", Encyclopedia of American Cities , New York:
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Published in the 21st century
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