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History of Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA

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Visit Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. Discover its history. Learn about the people who lived there through stories, old newspaper articles, pictures, postcards and genealogy.

     

Where is Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA?

• 1854 - Elizabeth
  Elizabeth, a township of Essex county, New Jersey, on Newark bay and Staten Island sound, 5 miles S. S. W. from Newark. It is intersected by the New...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1859
  ELIZABETH, a township of Essex co., in the state of New Jersey, U.S., bordered on the E by Newark-bay and Staten-island, and watered by Bound and...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1880 - April 2 - Some of the Queer Happenings of a Few Days.
  Mr. Pritchard, residing in Elizabeth, N.J., has two sons in the tea business in Japan. About two years ago, after a visit to his father's residence,...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1892 - FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT. Two Freight Trains Crash Together at Elizabeth.
  A big smashup of freight cars occurred Saturday evening on the Pennsylvania Railroad at the Murray street crossing, Elizabeth, and was the indirect...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1895 - Elizabeth
  Elizabeth, a city and the capital of Union co., N.J., 2 miles W. of Newark Bay, 5 miles S.S.W. of Newark, and 14 miles W.S.W. of the city of New...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Worlds War Monument, City Hall Park, Elizabeth, N.J.
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  Broad Street
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  Central R. R. Station. Elizabeth, N. J.
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•  1903 - Fire Follows Train Crash. Engineer Who Stuck to his Post Slightly Hurt in Elizabeth Accident.
  Elizabeth, N.J., Nov. 21.- A Dunnellen local train on the Central Railroad of New Jersey crashed into a standing coal train at Chilton Street at 4:05 ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  E. Jersey St. From Second St., Showing No. 1 School and Clark Club House
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  El Mora Section of Elizabeth, N.J.
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  Stiles Street
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  West Jersey Street
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•  1906 - FOUR KILLED BY TRAIN - Boys Struck While Crossing Bridge at Elizabeth, N. J.
  Two bodies fell into street
  
  Lads were returning from base ball game and did not hear the train. Father of one collapses on hearing of...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Westminster Church, 1906
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  West Jersey Street, West from Cherry Street, 1907
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  Elizabeth Ave. From "Minute Man", 1909
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  Christ Church
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  Elks' Home
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  Elizabeth General Hospital
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  Post Office, North Broad St.
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  South Broad Street, North from South Street
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  Singer Sewing Machine Factory
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  St. James M.E. Church
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  St. Patrick's Church
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  Westminster Avenue
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• 1916
  Elizabeth, a city and the capital of Union co., N.J., 3 miles W. of Newark Bay, 4 miles SSW. of Newark, and 12 mile* SW. of the city of New York. It...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Orphan Asylum, Elizabeth, N. J. (1917)
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  Elizabeth Ave. showing Court House
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  Union County Trust Co.
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  Clark Club House
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  Elizabeth Avenue
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•  1930 - BLAME BROKEN PIPE LINE FOR BLAST THAT KILLED 10. MANY OF THOSE HURT WILL DIE OR BE BLINDED. NAPTHA FLAMES, AFTER EXPLOSION IN PLANT, CAUSE BURNS.
  Elizabeth, N.J., Feb. 19. (AP) - The ranks of 60 injured workmen, who were seared with exploding naptha at a Standard Oil refinery late yesterday,...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  New City Hall
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  Union County Court House
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  Winfield Scott Hotel
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  Hotel Elizabeth Carteret
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  Thomas A. Edison Vocational School
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  Maple Diner
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• 1964 - August 12 - Race riot in Elizabeth NJ
  
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