Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
1916

Hoboken, ho'bo-ken, a city and port of entry of Hudson co., N.J., on the W. bank of the Hudson River, opposite New York city (with which it is connected by steam- ferry) and immediately N. of Jersey City. It is the eastern terminus of the Lackawanna R. Hoboken is an important industrial centre and contains several foundries and machine-shops, automobile-works, large silk-mills, sugar- factory, and a large manufactory of lead-pencils. It has an extensive trade in coal, being one of the principal depots from which New York and its shipping are supplied. Several lines of European steamships start from this port, the principal industries of which are connected with these steam ships and the coal-docks. Several lines of electric-railway connect Hoboken with Jersey City and other towns. Here are located the Stevens Institute of Technology, with extensive apparatus for teaching the physical sciences and their application to the industrial arts, the Hoboken Academy, the Academy of the Sacred Heart, etc. Pop. in 1870, 20,297 : in 1880, 30,999 ; in 1890, 43,648 ; in 1900, 59,364.

Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher

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