Historical Markers and War Memorials in Hudson County, New Jersey
Jersey City is the county seat for Hudson County
Adjacent to Hudson County, New Jersey
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This tablet is dedicated to the men and women who designed and built this beautiful structure and to those responsible for its operation and maintenance.
With grateful appreciation
Presented to the Port Authority of NY & NJ
By the . . . — — Map (db m181568) HM
First Refd. Dutch Church Orgend. 1828 Erecd. 1866 First Federated Church Bayonne’s Oldest Church – 1866 and its oldest Congregation: Dutch Reformed Church (1828) Merged in 1952 with Third Reformed Church and Christ Presbyterian Forming . . . — — Map (db m54634) HM
Culture
Best grown in moist, fertile, well-drained, sandy or clay loams in full sun to part shade. Best lowering in full sun. Tolerates summer heat and humidity. Tolerates some dry soils once established. Sometimes top grafted at the 4' to . . . — — Map (db m181562) HM
Named to memorialize the presence of the Patriot Army under General Hugh Mercer in 1776 in this vicinity. • • • Presented by The Bayonne Historical Society 1953 — — Map (db m63614) HM
Established the first outdoor bocce court in Bayonne and was the first president of the Summer Outdoor Bocce League, sponsored by the City of Bayonne. Paul's ability to communicate with people was instrumental throughout his long and distinguished . . . — — Map (db m181572) HM
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey has established preserved areas within the Port Jersey Peninsula to protect and maintain fragile wetlands and wildlife, and provide a waterfront which can be enjoyed by all. From here you can see some of . . . — — Map (db m53043) HM
Lt. Stephen R. Gregg U. S. Army – 143rd Infantry, 36th Infantry Division Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient For his role in Action on August 27, 1944 Near Montelimar, France — — Map (db m54637) HM
Gift from the people of Russia President Vladimir Putin This site will be a home for the monument to the struggle against world terrorism Artist Zurab Tsereteli — — Map (db m53040) HM
In Memoriam U.S.S. Maine Destroyed in Havana Harbor February 15th 1898 This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine — — Map (db m54632) HM
This monument stands as a memorial to all Vietnam Veterans
It pays a special tribute to those men who have given their lives, and those Missing in Action.* The large size of this flag will stand as a reminder of the large loss to the City . . . — — Map (db m181564) WM
To the Volunteers of the Army and Navy of the United States whose heroic patriotism has helped to make our Republic what it is to-day. Erected MCMXIV — — Map (db m54636) HM
In remembrance of those who gave their lives and as a tribute in honor of the youth of Bayonne who served in the Armed Forces of the United States during World War II — — Map (db m181569) WM
This site was once close to the geological edge of the Hudson River. This building, CIRCA 1889, close to major transportation was once Hoboken's largest commercial structure. Built as the Second National Bank, it housed a variety of uses, most . . . — — Map (db m6881) HM
On June 19, 1846, the first match game of baseball was played here on the Elysian Fields between the Knickerbockers and the New Yorks. It is generally conceded that until this time, the game was not seriously regarded. — — Map (db m6878) HM
Dedicated
May 30th - 1888
– Committee –
E.A. Stevens – G.A. Seide
James A. Greyer – Theophilus Butts
James Benson – B.F. Hart
F.W. Schroeder – John Eckstein
Erected
By the citizens of
Hoboken . . . — — Map (db m6791) HM
Fast, reliable ferry service run by the Stevens family brought New Yorkers to Hoboken in droves. To attract riders, the Stevens' turned the waterfront into a semi-public park. They opened paths, pavilions, and breath-taking views, and named it . . . — — Map (db m6883) HM
We consecrate this place to honor and to remember the fifty-six citizens of Hoboken killed in the attacks of September 11, 2001.
May these grounds create consciousness and conversation across time and generations in the name of those lost. As the . . . — — Map (db m196649) HM
To the memory of those Hoboken soldiers who gave their lives in WWII for our freedom
Mayor David Roberts
James J Farina, City Clerk - Joseph Peluso, Director of Environmental Services - James Rogna, Project Manager
Hoboken City Council . . . — — Map (db m196168) HM WM
The Maxwell House Coffee Plant stretched along Hoboken's waterfront from Tenth to Twelfth Streets. It was a marvel of its time, the largest coffee processing plant in the world, and a local landmark. Before the plant was built in 1938-39, part of . . . — — Map (db m6880) HM
John Cox Stevens, an outgoing member of Hoboken's founding family and avid boater, organized the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) on July 30, 1844, and served as its first Commodore. He built the first clubhouse on this site at the foot of Tenth Street. . . . — — Map (db m6882) HM
In memory of
SGT William Fesken
Killed in action, Vietnam
May 2, 1967
And dedicated to all
Those who sacrificed their lives
In the Vietnam Conflict so that
Our country might live — — Map (db m6790) HM
Stephen Collins Foster
composer of
“Old Folks at Home”
and other immortal songs lived in this house during the year 1854.
It was while living here that “Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair” was . . . — — Map (db m7252) HM
This land was a part of the Island of Hoboken which was deeded on Feb. 15, 1663 by Peter Stuyvesant, Governor of Nieuw Amsterdam, for the benefit of his sister Anna, Widow of Samuel Bayard of Amsterdam.
In 1784, these 564 acres belonging to . . . — — Map (db m6860) HM
A natural spring was excavated on this site circa 1832-1836 by the Stevens family, principal landowners of Hoboken, and named Sybil’s Cave shortly thereafter. In the mid-20th century, Sybil’s Cave was abandoned and forgotten. In 2008, under the . . . — — Map (db m197134) HM
On this site stood the Martha Institute from 1866-1999. Built on land donated by Hoboken philanthropist Martha Bayard Stevens and named in her honor, the Martha Institute served as home to Hoboken's first German-American school, the Manual Trade . . . — — Map (db m6879) HM
Dedicated to the Valiant American Expeditionary Forces who embarked from this point to participate in the World War 1917-1918.
Erected by Hoboken Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus May 30, 1925.
On the other side of the boulder . . . — — Map (db m88729) WM
Dedicated to those 153 Hoboken residents
Who made the ultimate sacrifice through
Seflfess acts of bravery, courage,
And loyalty to our great country
And the principles of democracy.
Mayor David Roberts
James J Farina, City Clerk . . . — — Map (db m81101) HM
In Memoriam of the Irish Famine An Gorta Mor 1845 – 1852 For those lives claimed by it and the Irish Immigrants that survived and relocated to the United States. Erected By The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Hudson County, N.J. [ Back . . . — — Map (db m42404) HM
You are standing on a site which saw one of the worse acts of sabotage in American history!
Prior to the U.S. entering WWI, the shoreline on which you now stand was occupied by an extensive munitions depot operated by the Lehigh Valley . . . — — Map (db m126349) HM
In honor of George E. Blakeslee Pioneer of the modern highway [ Rear Marker : ] Blakeslee rededicated September 2005 by The Friends of the Marion Section Patrick J. O’Melia Hassan Abubakr • Tessie Brady • Sam C. Difeo • Mary Donnelly . . . — — Map (db m51534) HM
New Jersey Central Jersey Central Lines Honoring the employees of the Central Railroad of New Jersey 1849 – 1976 Dedicated by the Central Railroad of New Jersey Veteran Employees Association — — Map (db m51512) HM
Prior to 1860, the area surrounding you was mostly brackish waters, salt marshes and mudflats of a tidal estuary. Known to the native Lenape as Communipaw Cove, these wetlands were a rich source of fish, waterfowl and shellfish. Early Dutch and . . . — — Map (db m49794) HM
The land we know as Liberty State Park has undergone many changes. Known to the Lenape Indians as Communipaw Cove, it was a place of saltmarshes and oysters. Later Dutch and English settlers harvested salt hay for their livestock. To native people . . . — — Map (db m69423) HM
Henry Hudson’s “Half Moon” anchored off Communipaw in 1609. In 1633 the Dutch West India Company built the first house occupied by “John the Laugher.” A small colony of Dutch houses and farms developed along the shore where . . . — — Map (db m42415) HM
On the morning of September 11, 2001, with the skies so clear that the Twin Towers across the river appeared to be within reach, the very essence of what our country stands for - freedom, tolerance, and the pursuit of happiness – was attacked. . . . — — Map (db m49789) HM
On July 30, 1916, the Black Tom munitions depot exploded, rocking New York Harbor and sending sleeping residents tumbling from their beds.
The noise of the explosion was heard as far away as Maryland and Connecticut. On Ellis Island, terrified . . . — — Map (db m126348) HM
to the Volunteer Fireman of Jersey City Erected through the bequest of Capt. Frederick T. Farrier as a token of the friendship and esteem in which he held his former associates in the Volunteer Fire Department. Edwin M. Farrier 1931 . . . — — Map (db m42413) HM
“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.”
Jack Roosevelt Robinson
1919–1972
Jack Roosevelt Robinson, the first African-American to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball, . . . — — Map (db m6101) HM
In memory of the Soldiers of Jersey City who fought in the War of the Rebellion. [ Back of Monument: ] This monument is erected by the executor of the estate of the late Edward J. Donnelly, Sergt. Co. C, 5th N.J. Volunteers and a . . . — — Map (db m42406) HM
Dedicated to America’s role of preserving freedom and rescuing the oppressed, this monument, by Natan Rapoport, of an American soldier carrying a World War II concentration camp survivor was gifted to the State of New Jersey through the generosity . . . — — Map (db m13295) WM
Hudson County’s great public work of the 1890’s was Hudson (now Kennedy) Boulevard, a 20-mile landscaped roadway running through the county. Construction caused the demolition or relocation of many buildings and was completed in 1895. The road . . . — — Map (db m42419) HM
On the foggy, drizzly morning of June 13, 1958, Morris Pesin (1911-1992) made his historic 8 minute canoe trip to the Statue of Liberty with a Jersey Journal reporter to dramatize the close proximity of the Jersey City shoreline to Ms. . . . — — Map (db m126346) HM
Sculptor James Earle Frazer Erected in 1930 by the Lincoln Association of Jersey City with contributions from the school children of Jersey City. Rededicated February 12, 2005 75th Anniversary [ Pedestal Inscription: ] Lincoln . . . — — Map (db m42408) HM
Jersey City’s oldest building, the Newkirk House was erected circa 1690 a few blocks northeast of the nearby Dutch settlement of Bergen Square (1660). Occupied for two centuries by the Newkirk family, the sandstone structure was sold by . . . — — Map (db m156027) HM
The Old Bergen Church, a Dutch Reformed Church, is a classic blending of Greek Revival details and form, with New Jersey Dutch influences. Originally founded in 1662 at Bergen Avenue and Vroom Street, the church has undergone two rebuildings on this . . . — — Map (db m6137) HM
In 1660, as the last Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherland, Stuyvesant was instrumental in the establishment of the Village of Bergen, which was near this site. The Scottish-American sculptor J. Massey Rhind was commissioned to . . . — — Map (db m100143) HM
In grateful memory of Right Reverend Monsignor Roger A. McGinley Priest and Patriot who by teaching and example raised the level of citizenship in our city, and by founding Saint Aedan’s Parish in 1912, serving as its pastor for twenty-four . . . — — Map (db m35589) HM
From 1864 until 1967: the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CRRNJ) Terminal provided a vital link between the New Jersey and New York City shores. At its busiest, more than 200 ferry sailings transported tens of thousands of commuters and thousands of . . . — — Map (db m13300) HM
After passing the Statue of Liberty and being processed at Ellis Island, where did the new Americans go? Once declared “clearly and beyond a doubt, entitled to land” almost two-thirds of the immigrants processed at Ellis Island . . . — — Map (db m49339) HM
This terminal was completed in June, 1889 and became fully operational on October 6, 1889. For almost 80 years it served as the main passenger terminal for the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey at this strategic Jersey City waterfront location. . . . — — Map (db m13290) HM
The term “Historic Trilogy” is used to represent the role the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CRRNJ) Terminal, Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty played in American history. It was these three historic structures that greeted most . . . — — Map (db m49344) HM
The term “Historic Trilogy” is used to represent the role the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CRRNJ) Terminal, Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty played in American history. It was these three historic structures that greeted most . . . — — Map (db m69419) HM
Salt marshes like the one you are looking at, once lined the entire coast of New York Harbor. Most were filled as the Harbor became an industrial port. However, this remnant marsh teems with the life that results when brackish (salty) water meets . . . — — Map (db m69424) HM
A Tribute to the
Soldiers
of New Jersey
who encamped on this hill
during the War of 1812
Placed by
The United States Daughters 1812
State of New Jersey
1915 — — Map (db m156026) WM
In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15, 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine
Presented to the People of
Jersey City, N.J.
By
General Joseph Wheeler
Post No. 4 A.V.F.S. . . . — — Map (db m6102) WM
Erected by the town of Kearny Tercentenary Committee in memory of Major General Philip Kearny during the New Jersey Tercentenary year 1664 – 1964. — — Map (db m6744) HM
This bridge was a heel-trunnion bascule built by the Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois. It was a popular and economic design in the early 1900’s. The first Strauss Bascule Bridge was built in 1905. The 1915 Route 7 bridge was deemed . . . — — Map (db m68681) HM
This monument is erected in recognition of the contributions made by all people of Scottish heritage to the development of the United States of America. God Bless America “Every line of strength in our history is a line coloured by . . . — — Map (db m90105) HM
The Four Chaplains
Interfaith in Action
On February 3, 1943 the transport ship USAT Dorchester was on route to Greenland carrying 901 soldiers, merchant seamen and civilians. Among these men were Four Chaplains; Methodist Minister Rev. George . . . — — Map (db m199130) HM WM
Dedicated to the memory of Sir William Wallace The Great Scottish Patriot and Hero who fought for freedom for his countrymen and gave his life in this noble cause. David A. Wallace A Scottish immigrant who had served his community and . . . — — Map (db m90104) HM
Zum Andenken An Seine Indem Brande
In Hoboken Am 30ten Juni, 1900
In Treuer Pflichterfüllung Gebliebenen Angestellten
Der Norddeutsche Lloyd.
( translation )
In Memory of the Fire
In Hoboken on the 30th of June, 1900
Employees . . . — — Map (db m195946) HM
James J. Braddock
“Cinderella Man”
Heavyweight Champion of the World 1935–1937
June 8, 1905 – November 29, 1974
In recognition
for his outstanding contribution to the sport of boxing
and dedicated service to the
North Bergen and . . . — — Map (db m195947) HM
Korean War
1950 – 1553
“In the simplest terms, what we are doing in Korea is this: We are trying to prevent a third world war.”
— Harry S. Truman — — Map (db m195951) WM
“For God and Country”
Hugo Adler · Charles George Arnold · Emil Bachara · Edwin Joseph Brickner · Louis J. Bruttel · Albert William Butera · Louis Chapman · Anna G. Clements · Clarence Albert Clerke · Alton William Cobb · James Corse · Lawrence . . . — — Map (db m195945) WM
Persian Gulf War
1990 - 1991
The Persian Gulf crisis has forged a new world order in which the superpower adversaries of the Cold War now stand united to reverse Iraq’s conquest of Kuwait.
— George H.W. Bush — — Map (db m195953) WM
Lest We Forget
VFW Post 2648
of North Bergen
Honors
The Veterans Who
Served in Defense
of Our Country
During the Vietnam
Conflict
June 14, 1973 — — Map (db m195948) WM
Vietnam War
1964 – 1975
This is not a jungle war, but a struggle for freedom on every front of human activity.
— Lyndon B. Johnson — — Map (db m195952) WM
Naters Memorial Park
is named in memory of
Staff Sergeant Edmund R. Naters
who gave his life in the service of
our country during World War II
"He stands in the unbroken line of patriots who
have dared to die that freedom might live . . . — — Map (db m196028) WM
A prisoner of war is a person, whether a combatant or a non-combatant, who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict.
"Those who don the uniform in particular, those who suffered in captivity or have . . . — — Map (db m196027) WM
In Memoriam
Arlene Babakitis
Richard Cudina
Nancy Perez
Kenneth Simon
Steven Strobert
Michael Tanner
On September 11, 2001, the nation was stunned by horrific acts of terrorism never before experienced on American soil. A handful of . . . — — Map (db m196031) HM
For God and Country
in memory of
Joseph Hassenforder,
who made the supreme sacrifice
and in honor of the boys of
Secaucus
who served their country
in the World War
1917 ––– 1918
Erected by the citizens
of . . . — — Map (db m25515) HM
In loving memory
of our war dead
These members of the
United States Armed Forces
gave their lives in World War II
to preserve us a free nation
Franklin D. Roosevelt
President of the United States
Armondo A. Alvino • Thomas G. . . . — — Map (db m25519) HM
Born in the tenement and raised on these streets of West Hoboken – (Union City), Pietro di Donato would later go on to pen the classic novel CHRIST IN CONCRETE in 1939. On Good Friday, 1923, di Donato’s bricklayer father was . . . — — Map (db m96975) HM
Upon this stone rested the head of the patriot, soldier, statesman, and jurist Alexander Hamilton, after the duel with Aaron Burr. — — Map (db m7332) HM
From 1891-1894, the Eldorado Amusement Park, set atop the Weehawken Palisades thrilled thousands of visitors from New York City and surrounding New Jersey locales. Conceived by Hungarian entrepreneur Bolossy Kiralfy, the 15-acre site encompassed the . . . — — Map (db m88923) HM
In 1832, James Gore King (1791-1853), a New York banking magnate and son of statesman Rufus King, moved his family here to Weehawken, overlooking the Hudson. King was an early president of the Erie Railroad and served in the US Congress from . . . — — Map (db m66642) HM
The most famous duel in American History took place on this date at the dueling grounds in Weehakken, between political rivals, General Alexander Hamilton and sitting Vice President of the United States, Colonel Aaron Burr. Hamilton fell mortally . . . — — Map (db m7333) HM
Somewhere below this site, on a wooded ledge twenty feet above the Hudson River, lay the dueling grounds. Among the many known and unknown duelists who fought here were Governor of New York, DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828), Secretary of the Treasury, . . . — — Map (db m7334) HM
Access to the Global Marketplace
Weehawken's history was influenced by two geographic features: the Hudson River and the Palisades. The town's location along the river provided a tremendous economic trade opportunity as it facilitated access . . . — — Map (db m88426) HM
