Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
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Where is Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA? Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth, originally called "Elizabethtown" and part of the Elizabethtown Tract, was founded in 1664 by English settlers. The town was not named for Queen Elizabeth I as many people may assume, but rather for Elizabeth, wife of Sir George Carteret, one of the two original Proprietors of the colony of New Jersey. She was the daughter of Philippe de Carteret II, 3rd Seigneur de Sark and Anne Dowse. The town served as the first capital of New Jersey...wikipedia
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1859
ELIZABETH, a township of Essex co., in the state of New Jersey, U.S., bordered on the E by...Read MORE...
ELIZABETH, a township of Essex co., in the state of New Jersey, U.S., bordered on the E by...Read MORE...

Mr. Pritchard, residing in Elizabeth, N.J., has two sons in the tea business in Japan. About two...Read MORE...

A big smashup of freight cars occurred Saturday evening on the Pennsylvania Railroad at the Murray...Read MORE...

Elizabeth, N.J., Nov. 21.- A Dunnellen local train on the Central Railroad of New Jersey crashed...Read MORE...

Two bodies fell into street
Lads were returning from base ball game and did not hear the train. ...Read MORE...
1916
Elizabeth, a city and the capital of Union co., N.J., 3 miles W. of Newark Bay, 4 miles SSW. of...Read MORE...
Elizabeth, a city and the capital of Union co., N.J., 3 miles W. of Newark Bay, 4 miles SSW. of...Read MORE...

Elizabeth, N.J., Feb. 19. (AP) - The ranks of 60 injured workmen, who were seared with exploding...Read MORE...
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