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History, News and Stories of Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

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1630 - Jersey City founded
Called Pavonia, it was the first Dutch settlement in New Jersey
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1824 - MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.
Baltimore, July 15.
The New York papers received this morning, furnish an account of another unfortunate accident occasioned by the explosion of a... Read MORE...
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1844 - Jersey City
JERSEY CITY lies on the west hank of the Hudson, opposite New York, on a peninsula, the Indian name of which was Arese-heck. It was sometimes called, ... Read MORE...
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1854 - Jersey City
Jersey City, capital of Hudson county, New Jersey, on the right or W. bank of the Hudson river, at its entrance into New York bay, and opposite New... Read MORE...
1865 - EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRATION IN JERSEY CITY - SEVERAL MANUFACTORIES BURNED DOWN - LOSS ABOUT ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday forenoon, a fire broke out on the fourth floor of the American Drug Mills, located on the corner of Washington and ... Read MORE...
1869 - A miserly merchant, named Lyman Allen, was found dead in his bed at Taylor's hotel, Jersey City, the other morning.
He had lived there five years, took only one meal daily, was worth $600,000, and his wardrobe, at the time of his death, was valued at twenty-five... Read MORE...
1889 - BIG BLAZE IN JERSEY CITY.
A fire in Jersey City late last night that flamed very high and cast its bright reflection far over the waters of the harbor gave many persons the... Read MORE...
1890 - CRUSHED BY A WALL. ONE MAN KILLED AND A NUMBER INJURED BY A BUILDING'S COLLAPSE.
Jersey City, N.J., November 22. - The walls of a new brick building in course of erection by Wells, Fargo & Co., on Pavonia Avenue, suddenly fell... Read MORE...
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1895 - Jersey City
Jersey City, capital of Hudson co., N.J., on the right or W. bank of the Hudson River, at its entrance into New York Bay, and opposite New York City, ... Read MORE...
1902 - February 9 – Fire levels 26 city blocks of Jersey City. (New Jersey)
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February 9, 1902
1907 - GRAND STAND CAVES IN. ONE KILLED AND MANY HURT AT JERSEY CITY BASEBALL GAME.
One boy was killed, another had his right leg broken and several persons received scratches and bruises when a grandstand on the St. John's baseball... Read MORE...
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1916
Jersey City, capital of Hudson co., N.J., on the right or W. bank of the Hudson River, at its entrance into New York Bay and opposite New York city,... Read MORE...
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1916 - July 30 - Black Tom Island explosion in Jersey City, NJ.
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1948 - TWO ARE KILLED AS BUILDING FALLS.
Jersey City, N.J., March 28. - (AP) - A three-story brick building suddenly crumbled Sunday and two persons were crushed to death in the wreckage.... Read MORE...
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1964 - August 2 - Race riot in Jersey City NJ
Race riots broke out in Jersey City, 71 stores damaged, 46 people injured.
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