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From 1891-1894, the Eldorado Amusement Park, set atop the Weehawken Palisades thrilled thousands of visitors from New York City and surrounding New Jersey locales. Conceived by Hungarian entrepreneur Bolossy Kiralfy, the 15-acre site encompassed the area from the cliffs west to Highland Avenue and from Liberty Place south to Duer Place. The landscape grounds included a Moorish inspired casino, a Rhenish castle perched on the cliff's edge, a 30-foot high fountain, a large music pavilion and bandstands. Grand entertainments were presented in an 8,000 seat Roman-style amphitheatre and included circus acts, ballooning, fireworks and huge musical spectacles with casts of 1,000. Access from the river was provided by means of a giant 150-foot high elevator which connected to a train that crossed a trestle spanning the distance to the park's entrance at Liberty Place.
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| HM Number | HM1O5R |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2009 |
| Marker Condition |  0 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Thursday, September 24th, 2015 at 9:04am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 583073 N 4514026 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 40.77301667, -74.01560000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 46.381', W 74° 0.936' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 46' 22.86" N, 74° 0' 56.16" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 201, 551, 908, 973 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 818-836 County Rd 505, Weehawken NJ 07086, US |
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