Timeline of Newark, New Jersey

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Newark, New Jersey, United States.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Before 1800

• 1666 - Robert Treat and other Puritans buy land from Hackensack tribe. ^{[1] [2]}
• 1710s - Sydenham House and Plume House (residences) built (approximate date).
• 1712 - Harrison Cider Apple created (approximate date). ^[3]
• 1726 - College of New Jersey founded. ^[2]
• 1730 - Presbyterianism superseded Congregationalism. ^[2]
• 1743 - Trinity Church built.
• 1756 - Princeton College relocated from Newark to Princeton. ^[4]
• 1770 - One tannery operated. ^[2]
• 1774 - Newark Academy established.
• 1780 - January 25: Elizabethtown and Newark Raid by British forces.
• 1787 - First Presbyterian Church built.
• 1791 - Woods's Newark Gazette begins publication. ^[5]
• 1795 - Newark Plank Road to Bergen constructed (approximate date).
• 1797 - Newark Fire Association founded. ^[6]
• 1798 - Three tanneries operating. ^[2]

1800s

• 1803 - Newark Female Charitable Society founded. ^[7]
• 1810 - Weller's Circulating Library in business (approximate date). ^[8]
• 1814 - Newark Bible Society founded. ^[9]
• 1817 - Newark Colonization Society founded. ^[10]
• 1819 - Whybrew Circulating Library in business (approximate date). ^[8]
• 1823 - Smith & Wright saddlery in business (approximate date). ^[11]
• 1830 - Population: 10,953. ^{[12] [13]}
• 1831 - Plane Street Church organized. ^[1]
• 1832 - Newark Daily Advertiser newspaper begins publication. ^[5]
• 1834 - Centre Street Bridge opens.
• 1836 - Newark incorporated as a city. ^{[6] [2]}
• 1837 - 155 curriers and patent leather makers in the city. ^[2]
• 1840
  • Patterson & Ballantine Brewing Company in business. ^[14]
  • Population: 17,290. ^[13]
• 1844 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery established.
• 1846 - New Jersey Historical Society headquartered in Newark. ^[2]
• 1847 - Library Association founded. ^[8]
• 1848 - Influx of Germans. ^[2]
• 1849 - Newark Daily Mercury newspaper begins publication. ^[5]
• 1850
  • Bethel Mission established.
  • Population: 38,894. ^[13]
• 1853 - Newark Daily Eagle newspaper begins publication. ^[5]
• 1857
  • City police department established. ^[15]
  • Newark Orphan Asylum built. ^[16]
  • City charter. ^[2]
• 1858
  • New Jersey Freie Zeitung German-language newspaper begins publication. ^[5]
  • Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company in business.
• 1860 - Population: 71,941. ^[13]
• 1864 - Lyon & Son's brewing company in business. ^[17]
• 1865 - Murphy Varnish Company in business. ^[18]
• 1869
  • Newark and New York Railroad begins operating.
  • Newark City Cemetery in use.^{[ citation needed ]}
  • Newark Morning Register newspaper begins publication. ^[9]
• 1870 - Bee Hive dry goods shop in business (later Plaut & Co.) ^[18]
• 1872 - Newark Industrial Exposition begins. ^{[19] [20]}
• 1874 - St. Stephen's Church built.
• 1875 - Marshall & Ball clothing shop in business. ^[17]
• 1879 - Newark City Brewery in business. ^[11]
• 1880 - Newark Tribüne German-language newspaper begins publication. ^[5]
• 1881 - Newark Technical School established.
• 1883 - Balbach electrolytic refinery opens.
• 1884 - Prince Street Synagogue built.
• 1885
  • Johnston & Murphy ^[21] and Lutz Cafe in business. ^[17]
  • 1885 American Cup soccer tournament held. ^[22]
• 1886 - Miner's Newark Theater opens. ^[23]
• 1888 - First Baptist Peddie Memorial Church built.
• 1889
  • Newark Free Public Library opens. ^[24]
  • Jersey City, Newark and Western Railway incorporated.
• 1890 - Population: 181,830. ^[2]
• 1893 - L. Bamberger & Company in business.
• 1894
  • Sacred Heart of Jesus Church built.
  • Montagna Italian-language newspaper begins publication. ^[5]
• 1895 - Branch Brook Park established.
• 1899 - Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart construction begins.

1900s

1900-1909

• 1900 - Population: 246,070. ^[25]
• 1901
  • Beth Israel Hospital founded. ^[26]
  • Newark Free Public Library opens its current location. ^[24]
• 1902 - Newark City Hall opened.
• 1903
  • Jackson Street Bridge and Clay Street Bridge open.
  • Roseville railroad station built.
  • Newark trolley accident kills 8 students ^[27]
• 1905
  • La Revista Italian/English-language newspaper begins publication. ^[5]
  • Feigenspan mansion built. ^[16]
  • Automobile Renting Co. in business. ^[17]
• 1906
  • Trees planted in Pequannock Watershed. ^[28]
  • Literary Stratemeyer Syndicate active. ^[29]
• 1907 - Essex County Courthouse built. ^[16]
• 1908
  • Kronika Polish/English-language newspaper begins publication. ^[5]
  • St. Casimir's Church founded.
• 1909 - Newark Museum established.

1910s

• 1910
  • Fire on High Street (now Martin Luther King Blvd) at factory kills 26 ^[30]
  • Population: 347,469. ^[2]
• 1911 - Shubert Theatre opens. ^[23]
• 1912
  • Adams Theatre ^[31] and Empire Theatre built. ^[23]
  • Equestrian statue of George Washington by J. Massey Rhind dedicated in Washington Park
• 1913
  • Bridge Street Bridge opens.
  • Moorish Science Temple of America headquartered in Newark. ^[32]
• 1914 - New Jersey Observer begins publication. ^[33]
• 1916
  • Robert Treat Hotel in business. ^[17]
  • Military Park first opened.
• 1917 - Urban League founded. ^[34]

1920s

• 1920 - Carrier air conditioning plant begins operating.^{[ citation needed ]}
• 1921 - Newark Morgen-Steren Yiddish/English-language newspaper begins publication. ^[5]
• 1922 - New Jersey Symphony Orchestra headquartered in city.
• 1925
  • Shriners Salaam Temple built.
  • Newark Schools Stadium opens.
• 1926 - Central Railroad of New Jersey Newark Bay Bridge and Davids' Stadium open.
• 1927 - Stanley Theater opened.
• 1928
  • Newark Airport begins operating.
  • New Jersey Luso-Americano Portuguese-language newspaper begins publication (approximate date). ^[5]

1930s

• 1930 - Lefcourt building constructed.
• 1931
  • Italian Tribune begins publication. ^[35]
  • National Newark building opens.
• 1935
  • Newark City Subway begins operating.
  • Newark Penn Station dedicated.
• 1936 - University of Newark established.
• 1939 - Newark Hot Club formed (music club). ^[36]

1940s and 1950s

• 1942
  • Savoy Records founded. ^[37]
  • Hydeaway Bar in business. ^[37]
• 1949 - After Hours magazine begins publication. ^[37]
• 1954 - Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart consecrated.
• 1958 - September 15: Newark Bay rail accident.

1960s

• 1960 - Population: 405,000. ^[38]
• 1962 - Youth Career Development Center initiated. ^[39]
• 1964 - Newark Symphony Hall established.
• 1966 - New Jersey Symphony Boys Choir founded.
• 1967
  • July 12–17: 1967 Newark riots occur. ^{[40] [26]}
  • July 20: Black power conference held in city. ^{[41] [40]}
• 1969 - Ironbound Community Corporation ^[42] and New Community Corporation founded.

1970s

• 1970 - Kenneth Gibson becomes first African American mayor on the eastern seaboard. ^[43]
• 1971 - Gateway Center built.
• 1977 - City hosts first Islamic Conference of North America. ^[32]
• 1978 - August 20: Clinton Avenue Five boys disappear.
• 1979 - Foreign trade zone established. ^{[44] [45]}

1980s

• 1984 - Former Diamond Alkali plant site in Ironbound declared a Superfund site (polluted area). ^[46]
• 1986 - Sharpe James becomes mayor. ^[47]
• 1989
  • Donald M. Payne becomes U.S. representative for New Jersey's 10th congressional district. ^[48]
  • Sister city relationship established with Aveiro, Portugal. ^[49]

1990s

• 1990 - Population: 275,221. ^[13]
• 1991 - Sister city relationship established with Banjul, Gambia. ^[50]
• 1992
  • One Newark Center and Penn Plaza East building constructed. ^[16]
  • Sister city relationship established with Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China. ^[51]
• 1995 - Society Hill condo built. ^[52]
• 1997
  • City website online. ^{[53] [54] [55]}
  • New Jersey Performing Arts Center opens.
• 1999 - Bears Stadium opens. ^[56]

2000s

2000-2009

• 2000
  • Newark Legal Center built.
  • Population: 273,546. ^[25]
• 2002 - City's "Open Public Records Act Office" established. ^[57]
• 2003 - May 11: Murder of Sakia Gunn.
• 2006
  • Cory Booker becomes mayor. ^[58]
  • Garden State Rollergirls headquartered in city.
• 2007
  • Jewish Museum of New Jersey opens.
  • Prudential Center built.

2010s

• 2010
  • Newark Archives Project begins. ^[59]
  • Population: 277,140; metro 18,897,109. ^[60]
• 2013 - November 4: Luis A. Quintana becomes interim mayor. ^[61]
• 2014 - Ras Baraka becomes mayor. ^[62]

See also

• History of Newark, New Jersey
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, New Jersey
• List of Mayors of Newark, New Jersey
• Timeline of Jersey City, New Jersey
• Timeline of New Jersey

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This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia.

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Published in 19th century

1800s-1840s

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1850s-1890s

• B.T. Pierson (1851), Directory of the City of Newark, for 1851-52, Newark, N.J.: Holbrook's Steam Press, OL   7137264M
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• William H. Shaw (1884), "City of Newark (etc.)", History of Essex and Hudson Counties, New Jersey, Philadelphia: Everts & Peck
• "Newark (2.)"  . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 17 (9th ed.). 1884. pp. 370–371.
• Terence Devine (1886), Devine's Newark City Street Guide, Newark, N.J., OL   17940766M
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• "Business Directory of Newark City, NJ", Business Directory of New York, Brooklyn, and Newark, H.A. Curtin, 1888 + 1889 ed.
• Newark and its leading businessmen, Newark, N.J.: Mercantile Publishing Co., 1891, OCLC   13695297, OL   24332537M
• Peter J. Leary (1893), Newark, N.J., illustrated, Newark, N.J.: W.A. Baker, OL   17940499M
• Biographical and Genealogical History of the City of Newark and Essex County, New Jersey, New York and Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1898, OL   17996898M
• The 'Guide Book' Street Guide and General Information of Newark, Newark, N.J.: Cities Map & Guide Co., 1900, OL   23698396M

Published in 20th century

1900s-1940s

• Frank Pierce Hill; Varnum Lansing Collins (1902), Books, pamphlets and newspapers printed at Newark, New Jersey, 1776-1900, Newark, OL   7059947M
• Herbert L. Thowless (1902), Historical Sketch of the City of Newark, New Jersey, Newark, OL   17940595M
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1950s-1990s

• Howard A. Palley (Spring 1967). "Community Action, Public Programs and Youth Unemployment: A Case Study of Newark, New Jersey". Journal of Negro Education. 36 (2): 100–110. doi:10.2307/2293885. JSTOR   2293885.
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Published in 21st century

• "History of Newark". A Walk Through Newark. NY: Educational Broadcasting Corporation. 2002.
• Barbara J. Kukla (2002), Swing City: Newark Nightlife, 1925-50, Rutgers University Press, ISBN   9780813531168
• "Newark". Understanding Slums: Case Studies for the Global Report 2003. United Nations Human Settlements Programme and University College London. 2003.
• Kathe Newman (2004). "Newark, Decline and Avoidance, Renaissance and Desire: From Disinvestment to Reinvestment". Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 594: 34–48. doi:10.1177/0002716204264963. JSTOR   4127692. S2CID   154358268.
• Kevin Mumford (2007), Newark: A History of Race, Rights, and Riots in America, NYU Press, ISBN   9780814757178
• Brad R. Tuttle (2009), How Newark became Newark: the rise, fall, and rebirth of an American city, New Brunswick, N.J: Rutgers University Press, ISBN   9780813544908
• Ezra Shales (2010), Made in Newark: industrial arts and civic identity in the progressive era, New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, OCLC   436387175

External links

• University Libraries. "The Newark Experience". Research Guides. New Jersey: Rutgers University.
• Items related to Newark, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)
• Items related to Newark, New Jersey, various dates (via Library of Congress, Prints & Photos division)

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