West Hoboken, New Jersey

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Coordinates: 40°45′41″N74°02′29″W / 40.7613°N 74.0413°W / 40.7613; -74.0413
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Flag of Hudson County, New Jersey.gif Hudson
FoundedFebruary 28, 1861
MergedJune 1, 1925
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1870 4,232—
1880 5,44128.6%
1890 11,665114.4%
1900 23,09498.0%
1910 35,40353.3%
1920 40,07413.2%
Population sources: 1870-1920 [1]

West Hoboken was a municipality that existed in Hudson County, New Jersey, from 1861 to 1925. It merged with Union Hill to form Union City on June 1, 1925.

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The town is notable for being the first city in which Mallomars were sold. [2]

History

Early history and civic boundaries

The area that became West Hoboken was originally inhabited by the Munsee-speaking branch of Lenape Native Americans, [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] who wandered into the vast woodland area encountered by Henry Hudson during the voyages he conducted from 1609 to 1610 for the Dutch, who later claimed the area (which included the future New York City) and named it New Netherland. The portion of that land that included the future Hudson County was purchased from members of the Hackensack tribe of the Lenni-Lenape in 1658 by New Netherland colony Director-General Peter Stuyvesant, [8] [9] and became part of Pavonia, New Netherland. [10] The boundaries of the purchase are described in the deed preserved in the New York State Archives, as well as the medium of exchange: "80 fathoms of wampum, 20 fathoms of cloth, 12 brass kettles, 6 guns, one double brass kettle, 2 blankets, and one half barrel of strong beer." [11]

The relationship between the early Dutch settlers and Native Americans was marked by frequent armed conflict over land claims. In 1660, Peter Stuyvesant ordered the building of a fortified village called Bergen to protect the area. It was the first permanent European settlement in New Jersey, located in what is now the Journal Square area of Jersey City near Academy Street. [9] [12] In 1664, the British captured New Netherland from the Dutch, at which point the boundaries of Bergen Township encompassed what is now known as Hudson County. North of this was the unpopulated Bergen Woods, which would later be claimed by settlers, after whom a number of Union City streets today are named, [9] including Sip Street, [13] [14] [15] Tournade Lane and Kerrigan Avenue, [16] which is named after J. Kerrigan, the owner of Kerrigan Farm, who donated the land for Saint Michael's Monastery. [16] [17]

The area that became West Hoboken, however, was sparsely populated until the early 19th century. The British granted Bergen a new town charter in 1668. In 1682 they created Bergen County, which was named to honor their Dutch predecessors. That county comprised all of present-day Hudson, Bergen and Passaic counties. Sparsely inhabited during the 17th and 18th centuries, the southeast section of Bergen County had grown by the early 19th century to the point where it was deemed necessary to designate it a separate county. The New Jersey legislature created Hudson County in 1840, and in 1843, it was divided into two townships: Old Bergen Township (which eventually became Jersey City) and North Bergen Township, which was gradually separated into Hudson County's municipalities of Hoboken (1849), Weehawken and Guttenberg (1859), and Union City Township in 1861, [9] [10] though it was colloquially known as Union Hill. [18] West Hoboken was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 28, 1861, from portions of North Bergen Township. The township was reincorporated on April 6, 1871, and again on March 27, 1874. Portions of the township were ceded to Weehawken in 1879. [10] On June 28, 1884, West Hoboken was reincorporated as a town, based on an ordinance passed nine days earlier. The town was reincorporated on April 24, 1888, based on the results of a referendum passed 12 days earlier. [10] : 148  Union City was incorporated on June 1, 1925, by merging the two towns of West Hoboken and Union Hill. [3] [10]

Business

Mallomars were first sold in a grocery in West Hoboken. [2] The town had two commercial districts. Transfer Station at Paterson Plank Road and Summit Avenue, in the southern part of town, and Bergen Turnpike, at the border with Union Hill. [19]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with West Hoboken include: (B) denotes that the person was born there.

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  2. 1 2 Barron, James (December 8, 2005). "The Cookie That Comes Out in the Cold". The New York Times .
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  16. 1 2 Business Directory Of North Hudson, North Hudson Hospital Association, Town of Union, N.J. 1905. p. 331
  17. ↑ Union City 2000 Calendar, 2000, culled from History of West Hoboken and Union Hill by Ella-Mary Ryman, 1965 and The Historical Background of Union City by Daniel A. Primont, William G. Fiedler and Fred Zuccaro, 1964
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  22. 1 2 Halasz, Piri (January 21, 1973). "Art: Maritime Theme at Exhibitions; Appeal of Nostalgia History and Humor Portraits of Vessels". The New York Times. "James Butterworth (1817–1894), whose work is on view in Trenton, was an Englishman born on the Isle of Wight. By the time he emigrated and settled in West Hoboken (now Union City), America was in the heyday of its gallant clipper ships."
  23. ↑ "R. P. Chambellan, Long A Sculptor; Architectural Artist Is Dead -- Conceived Decorations for Many Famed Structures", The New York Times , November 30, 1955. Accessed November 24, 2017. "Cliffisde Park, N. J., Nov. 29 -- Born in the West Hoboken section of Union City, Mr. Chambellan attended New York University from 1912 to 1914.... He resided here at 537 St. Paul's Avenue."
  24. ↑ Severo, Richard (January 21, 1992). "Pietro di Donato Is Dead at 80; Wrote of Immigrants' Experience". The New York Times. "Mr. di Donato was born on April 3, 1911, in West Hoboken, N.J. His family had immigrated to the United States from Vasto, in the Abruzzi region of Italy."
  25. ↑ Rosero, Jessica (February 26, 2006). "Native Sons and Daughters: North Hudson Native and 20th Century Boxing Sensation Joe Jeanette". The Hudson Reporter . "Born on Aug. 26, 1879 in West Hoboken, now Union City, Jeanette was the son of Mena and Benjamin F. Jeanette, who worked as a local blacksmith."
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  27. ↑ Rosero, Jessica (April 4, 2006). "Felix the Cat, created in Hudson County; Otto Messmer and America's favorite feline". The Hudson Reporter. "The creative genius behind Felix was Otto Messmer of West Hoboken (now Union City)."
  28. ↑ Mavromatis, Kelly. "Felix the Cat – Silent Star of April 1999". Silent Star of the Month. Accessed June 18, 2013. "Felix first appeared in 1919, and was the creation of Otto Messmer. Messmer was born in West Hoboken (now known as Union City) New Jersey on August 16, 1892."
  29. ↑ Staff. "125 de ani de la naşterea lui Ioan Missir, ultimul primar necomunist al Botoşanilor. 'Nici o floare. Nimeni din partea oficialităţilor!'", stiri.botosani.ro, February 17, 2015. Accessed October 20, 2015. "Al doilea copil, Ioan, s-a născut pe 17 februarie 1890, în West Hoboken."
  30. ↑ Rosero, Jessica (March 14, 2006). "The last boss Former Mayor, State Senator, and Assemblyman William Musto dies at 88". The Hudson Reporter. "William Vincent Musto was born on March 27, 1917, in West Hoboken, now the southern part of Union City off the border of Jersey City."
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  33. ↑ Millan, Nicolas. "Looking back Famed American 19th century painter called North Hudson home", Hudson Reporter , April 15, 2008. Accessed October 23, 2015. "Once a resident of North Hudson, William Ranney settled in West Hoboken in 1851 to pursue his passion of painting while duck hunting and fishing in his spare time."
  34. ↑ "Artist and Long-time UA Professor Emeritus Alvin Sella Dies", University of Alabama, April 12, 2013. Accessed February 29, 2020. "Born in West Hoboken, New Jersey, Sella studied art at the Yale School of Fine Arts, Art Students League of New York, Columbia University School of Arts, Syracuse University College of Fine Arts, University of New Mexico department of art and, independently, in Mexico."
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