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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1W20_peter-stuyvesant-historical_Jersey-City-NJ.html
In 1660, as the last Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherland, Stuyvesant was instrumental in the establishment of the Village of Bergen, which was near this site. The Scottish-American sculptor J. Massey Rhind was commissioned to cr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TTU_pietro-di-donato-historical_Union-City-NJ.html
Born in the tenement and raised on these streets of West Hoboken - (Union City), Pietro di Donato would later go on to pen the classic novel CHRIST IN CONCRETE in 1939. On Good Friday, 1923, di Donato's bricklayer father was kill…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OYU_wallace-glen_Kearny-NJ.html
Dedicated to the memory ofSir William WallaceThe Great Scottish Patriot and Hero who fought for freedom for his countrymen and gave his life in this noble cause.David A. WallaceA Scottish immigrant who had served his community and state with disti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OYT_scottish-american-monument_Kearny-NJ.html
This monument is erected in recognition of the contributions made by all people of Scottish heritage to the development of the United States of America.God Bless America "Every line of strength inour history is a linecoloured by Scottish bloo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O5R_eldorado-amusement-park_Weehawken-NJ.html
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 t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O5N_weehawken-korea-and-vietnam-memorial_Weehawken-NJ.html
1950 Korea 1953
1958 Vietnam 1975
Salvatore P. Cemelli
Lawrence Mahurter
Peter Progopio
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O0U_world-war-i-embarkation-memorial_Hoboken-NJ.html
Dedicated to the Valiant American Expeditionary Forces who embarked from this point to participate in the World War 1917-1918.
Erected by Hoboken Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus May 30, 1925.
On the other side of the boulder is an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NVQ_weehawken-gateway-to-new-york_Weehawken-NJ.html
Access to the Global Marketplace
Weehawken's history was influenced by two geographic features: the Hudson River and the Palisades. The town's location along the river provided a tremendous economic trade opportunity as it facilitated access to m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BD1_the-salt-marsh_Jersey-City-NJ.html
Salt marshes like the one you are looking at, once lined the entire coast of New York Harbor. Most were filled as the Harbor became an industrial port. However, this remnant marsh teems with the life that results when brackish (salty) water meets …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BD0_changes-in-the-land_Jersey-City-NJ.html
The land we know as Liberty State Park has undergone many changes. Known to the Lenape Indians as Communipaw Cove, it was a place of saltmarshes and oysters. Later Dutch and English settlers harvested salt hay for their livestock. To native people…