A list of revolutionary war sites in woodbury, new jersey. Recreation of school in bordentown founded in 1852 as one of the first free public schools in new jersey by clara barton, later a civil war nurse and founder of the american red cross. History ancestry found and genealogy of fenwicks colony new jersey by thomas shourds 1876 553 pages. Dedicated to all the little known and mostly forgotten people, places and events that make new jersey the interesting state that it is. This site requires the adobe flash player and adobe acrobat reader be installed on your computer. Following american independence, in the 19th century, newark became a successful leather manufacturer and produced 90% of americas leather. New jersey state record 19360903 for the first and only time in the history of the walker cup golf event, there is a shutout. This classic local history chronicles the settlement of morristown from the early 1700s through the revolution. Important events, famous birthdays and historical deaths from our searchable today in history archives.
Also known as the garden state, new jersey has been a center for hightech industry and invention throughout its existence. It is the province of the school to turn out healthy, vigorous boys and girls. The historic sites in woodbury nj include the cornwallis headquarters marker, the hunterlawrencejessup. Games and dances for elementary schools newark public library, 1922. An examination of the interplay between cultural context and artistic practice in the work of robert smithson. Through a variety of vintage images combined with insightful text, travel to the waterfront, railroad, and bustling business district of south amboys past. Recreation of school in bordentown founded in 1852 as one of the first free public schools in new jersey by clara barton, later a.
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Architectural preservation organizations in new jersey. Whippany and cedar knolls nj images of america steven p. New jersey has a long and distinguished history that dates back far before the american revolution, in which the state played a pivotal role. Didine antoine has 41 books on goodreads, and recently added dark frost by jennifer estep, halfblood by jennifer l. The historic new jersey, a trip to discover the hidden treasures of its cities, meet its people, and relive the past events that made history.
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Containing a general collection of the most interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc. If you do not have these programs you can download them, for. South amboy by george francy arcadia publishing books. Researching new jersey history a companion site to wpu. Feb 25, 2016 when new jersey was film capital of the world. Today, the state police continues its dedication to excellence in public safety through world class law enforcement. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. The boonton historical society and museum was founded in 1959 by a group of business people and others who were interested in preserving and promoting boontons history, which dates to the mid1700s. The port authority of new york and new jersey made. When hollywood was still a dusty outpost surrounded by orange groves a century ago, the motion picture industry was born in a vastly. The new jersey historical society has an extensive archives and library, but we.
Originally settled by native americans, new jersey has welcomed waves of immigrants, from the dutch and english in the 1600s to. Google translate is an online service for which the user pays nothing to obtain a purported language translation. North bergen is a scattered settlement, on the summit of the ridge north of the new jersey railroad, 2 miles west of jersey city, containing about 60 dwellings. The historic sites in woodbury nj include the cornwallis headquarters marker, the hunterlawrencejessup house, and the woodbury friends meeting house. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Robert smithson 19381973 produced his bestknown work during the 1960s and early 1970s, a period in which the boundaries of the art world and the objectives of artmaking were questioned perhaps more consistently and thoroughly than any time before or since.
Learn more about this period in newark newspaper archives. New jersey books was a discount college store that served the students of rutgers university for over 30. Feel free to share, discuss and enjoy the history of new jersey. Where once she had seen wild flowers and greenery, now lucinda saw huge. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device. This will prevent ina from sending you messages, friend request or from viewing your profile. In 1776, newark, new jersey served as an encampment for the continental army in their fight for independence. Garden state greats discover nj 350 discover nj history. The port authority of new york and new jersey made port newark the first container port in the nation. Rutgers universitynewark, new jersey institute of technology, and seton hall university expanded their newark presences, with the former building a brandnew campus on a 23acre 9 hectare urban renewal site. Read through past bulletins and gem of the mountain letters. Through a variety of vintage images combined with insightful text, travel to the waterfront, railroad. Or could it be the lure of dinosaur footprints from new jersey, the worlds largest polished slabs of petrified wood, scorpions, dinosaur dung, and over 3000 specimens of local minerals that brings nearly 20,000 schoolage children to the franklin mineral museum each school year. Its proximity to new york city places it within the countrys most highly industrialized and populous area.
Native americans moved into new jersey soon after the reversal of the younger dryas. The new jersey heritage tourism master plan was developed by the nj heritage tourism task force, which was established by the legislature p. New jersey historic trustheritage tourism in new jersey. Schooners on the bay, a halfhour television documentary about delaware bay oyster boats, coproduced by new jersey network, the new jersey state council on the arts, and the new jersey historical commission.
Together, these sketches help to create a more complete picture of the history of new jersey. The history of the new jersey state police from 1921 to the present. Start here, with a collection of 18 books novels, poetry, folklore, memoirs, natural history, sociology culled. Historyancestry found and genealogy of fenwicks colony new jersey by thomas shourds 1876 553 pages. The task force was charged with improving new jerseys performance in the regional and national heritage tourism market. Historic morristown, new jersey the story of its first century by andrew m. Newark is the states largest city, and it is home to newark international airport, which is one of the worlds busiest. Comments on discussion boards from them will be hidden by default. Papers, 18001873 letters, correspondence, bills, receipts and naval department commands pertaining to.
Colonial records for new jersey harry nelms home bibles bios births cemetery census church colonial family history marriage military news obituaries ships wills. The official web site for the state of new jersey history. This history describes its contributions to americas fight for independence and introduces a. Hunterdon county history download the first 300 years of hunterdon county 1714 to 2014county government in new jersey is organized around the semilegislative board of chosen freeholders, the elected administrative officials of the county. Pirates, politicians, murderers and heroes have all made their way through new jerseys history, and the stories and photographs posted here document their journeys. History and legends by william mcmahon, envisioning new jersey. We help history teachers find the best historical reading books arranged by time period, plus. According to a guide to new jerseys revolutionary war trail for families and history buffs by mark di ionno, sussex county, though its hard to believe now, was the frontier at the time of the revolution, concluding in all of the battles in sussex county to be with the indians1. Also stories of infamous politicians and the boardwalk life of. A worldclass orchestra with local roots, creative programming in concerts throughout the state and service to the community through educationthese values have been the hallmark of the new jersey symphony orchestra since its beginnings nearly 100 years ago. From classics to selfhelp, cookbooks, childrens books and more. Make history your kids favorite school suject with a book in time. Series of state funded books written to celebrate the 300th anniversary of new jersey in 1964 now digitized for new jerseys 350th anniversary. Whiteheads first effort to combine anecdotal and manuscript sources with official public records.