Downtown Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Newport

Jersey City

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 11, 2010

1. Newport Marker

Inscription. Southeast of this spot, the Half Moon anchored Sept. 11-12, 1609. Here, the community of Pavonia was established Jan. 10, 1630. Washington made this area the keystone of the campaign, 1776. Hamilton and his friends planned the city Feb. 22, 1804.

Erected by State of New Jersey.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1774.

Location. 40° 43.613′ N, 74° 2.066′ W. Marker is in Jersey City, New Jersey, in Hudson County. It is in Downtown Jersey City. It is at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Town Square Place, on the right when traveling north on Washington Boulevard. Marker is located near the entrance to the Pavonia / Newport PATH station. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 526 Washington Blvd, Jersey City NJ 07310, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey,

in Greater Newark,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

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and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Aquatic Life in the Hudson River (approx. half a mile away); MODOC Complex (approx. half a mile away); Long Slip (approx. 0.6 miles away); We Remember (approx. 0.6 miles away); Reconstruction of the Clock Tower (approx. 0.7 miles away); Decline and Rebirth of the Hoboken Ferry Terminal (approx. 0.7 miles away); History of the Clock Tower (approx. 0.7 miles away); Architectural Significance of the Clock Tower (approx. 0.7 miles away).

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 11, 2010

2. Newport Marker

Explorer Henry Hudson anchored his ship, the Half Moon, near this location exactly 401 years before this photo was taken.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 11, 2010

3. Newport Marker

This site's proximity to New York City made it a strategic location in defending against the British invasion of 1776.

Marker in Downtown Jersey City image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 11, 2010

4. Marker in Downtown Jersey City

Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,336 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 11, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.