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Display Value: Good Notes: HISTORY OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF HUDSON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY 1630-1923 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, DANIEL VAN WINKLE President of the Hudson County Historical Society HISTORICAL-BIOGRAPHICAL VOLUME 1 LEWIS HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, Inc. NEW YORK and Chicago 1924 [Vol 1, page vii] CONTENTS [Historical] PART I - HUDSON COUNTY. Page Chapter I- Introduction 3 Chapter II- Pavonia 7 Chapter III- Bergen 13 Chapter IV- Changes of Government 27 Chapter V- Changing Conditions 35 Chapter VI- Bergen in the Revolution 46 Chapter VII- Retreat of the American Army Across the Hudson 51 Chapter VIII- Attack on Paulus Hook 56 Chapter IX- Close of the Revolution 64 Chapter X- The Church at Bergen 77 Chapter XI- Beginning of Jersey City. 79 Chapter XII- The Formation of Hudson County 82 PART II- JERSEY CITY. Chapter I- Jersey City 91 Chapter II- Early Development 94 Chapter III- Beginning of Town Activities 99 Chapter IV- The Morris Canal. 107 Chapter V- Jersey City in Hudson County 110 Chapter VI- Van Vorst Township.. 114 Chapter VII- The Civil War 120 Chapter VIII- North Bergen and Hudson City 124 Chapter IX- Bayonne and Greenville 127 Chapter X- Bergen 130 Chapter XI- The Consolidated Cities of Jersey City, Bergen and Hudson 134 Chapter XII- Early Courts-The Legal Fraternity 142 Chapter XIII- Public Buildings and Parks 148 Chapter XIV- The Medical Profession 152 Chapter XV- Benevolent Institutions 158 Chapter XVI- Ecclesiastical 161 Chapter XVII- Educational 180 Chapter XVIII- Financial 187 Chapter XIX- Police and Fire Departments 194 Chapter XX- The Jersey City Waterfront 199 Chapter XXI- Hudson County Government 203 Chapter XXII- Jersey City-Present and Future Development 213 Chapter XXIII- Fraternities, Societies, and Clubs 223 PART III- CITY OF BAYONNE. Chapter I- Bayonne-Foreword 229 Chapter II- Colonial Conditions 231 Chapter III- Stepping Forward to Township Government 235 Chapter IV- What Organized Government Brought About 239 Chapter V- Bayonne Under City Government 241 Chapter VI- Civic History 244 [Vol 1, page viii] CONTENTS Page Chapter VII- The Public School System 260 Chapter VIII- Religion-The Protestant Churches 262 Chapter IX- Religion - The Catholic Churches 274 Chapter X- Banking Facilities 277 Chapter XI- Social, Athletic, and Sporting Clubs 278 PART IV- HOBOKEN. Chapter I- The Island of Hoboken 285 Chapter II- The Township of Hoboken 288 Chapter III- Hoboken - The Mile Square City 291 Chapter IV- Hoboken as Ocean Terminal 302 Chapter V- Transporting Troops for World War - Armistice 309 Chapter VI- Hoboken During the World War 315 Chapter VII- Educational Institutions 318 Chapter VIII- Churches of Hoboken 330 Chapter IX- Industry and Commerce 337 Chapter X- Financial Institutions 342 Chapter XI- Hoboken Military History 345 Chapter XII- Bench and Bar 347 Chapter XIII- Clubs and Social Life 349 Chapter XIV- Miscellaneous . 353 PART V- WEST HUDSON. Chapter I- Introduction 359 Chapter II- Early Colonial Days 361 Chapter III- Schuyler's Mansion and the Copper Mines 363 Chapter IV- In Revolutionary Days 365 Chapter V- After the War 367 Chapter VI- Industrial Life 369 Chapter VII- Educational Facilities 374 Chapter VIII- Civic History 380 Chapter IX- Kearny's Famous Landmarks 387 Chapter X- Religious Denominations 389 Chapter XI- Harrison 394 PART VI- WEST HOBOKEN. Chapter I- Township of West Hoboken - Organization 399 Chapter II- Early Chronicles and Pioneers 404 Chapter III- Indications of Progress 407 Chapter IV- Public Departments 411 Chapter V- Industrial Life 417 Chapter VI- Financial Institutions 421 Chapter VII- Educational Facilities 422 Chapter VIII-Celebrations and Memorials 424 Chapter IX- Ecclesiastical History 427 Chapter X- Fraternal and Benevolent Institutions. 435 Chapter XI- Township of North Bergen-Organization 436 Chapter XII- Sports and Pastimes 441 Chapter XIII- Local Government 445 Chapter XIV- North Bergen Public Schools 449 Chapter XV- Religious and Social Activities 454 Chapter XVI- Financial and Industrial Life 456 Chapter XVII- Early Transportation-Prominent Citizens 459 [Vol 1, page ix] CONTENTS Page Chapter XVIII- The Town of Union - It's Early History 462 Chapter XIX- Educational, Fraternal, and Society Activities - Early Residents 470 Chapter XX- Present Day Activities 477 Chapter XXI- Town of Guttenberg-Organization, Improvements 484 Chapter XXII- Local Industries, Stone Quarries, Early Settlers 487 Chapter XXIII- Educational and Religious Activities - Financial Institutions . 492 Chapter XXIV- Weehawken Township - Organization, Origin of Name. 495 Chapter XXV- Ferries 498 Chapter XXVI- Noted Localities-Prominent Citizens 501 Chapter XXVII- Finance and Manufacturing 506 Chapter XXVIII- Churches and Schools - Town Government 508 Chapter XXIX- West New York Township 511 Chapter XXX- Pioneer Settlers of West New York 513 Chapter XXXI- Civic and Educational Bodies - Churches and Banks 518 Chapter XXXII- Manufacturing Industries - Business Enterprises 523 Chapter XXXIII- Town of Secaucus - Its Early History 527 Chapter XXXIV- Early Settlers - County Buildings 530 Chapter XXXV- Incorporation of Town, Population, Schools, Etc.- Present Administration 532 [end contents Volume 1] _________________ _________________ [Volume III, pp 769-773] HISTORICAL INDEX Aharsimus (now Van Vorst Township), Early Settlement, 7, 8, 9, 14, 114. American Legion, North Bergen Post, 455. Arresick, Pioneer land grant, 7, 8. Banks: of Jersey City, 187-94; of Bayonne, 277- 78; of Hoboken, 342-45; of North Bergen, 456- 58; of Union, 480-82; of Guttenberg, 494-95; of Weehawken, 506-07; of West New York, 523. Baptist Churches: of Jersey City, 176-77; of Bayonne, 266-67; of Hoboken, 336; of Kearny, 394; of West Hoboken, 429-30; of New Durham, 455; of Union, 470; of West New York, 522. Bayard, Balthazer, representative at first Provincial Assembly, 29. Bayard, Nicholas, landowner and miller, 45. Bayonne, Town and City of (formerly Bergen Neck): 127, 229; Colonial conditions, 231-35; pirates: river and harbor, 233-35; after the Revolution, 235-36; in the Civil War, 236-38; town government, 238-41; town officials, 238-39; under City government, 241-44; City Hall, 252- 54; mayoral succession, 244-60; industries, 256; in World War, 257; water supply problems, 258-59; public schools, 260-62; Protestant churches, 262-74; Catholic churches, 274-77; banks, 277-78; societies, clubs, 278-81. Bayonne Hospital and Dispensary, 252 Beacon Race Course, The, 441-42. Beehive Bank, The (Provident Savings Inst.), Jersey City, 191-92. Bench and Bar, see Courts and Lawyers., Benevolent Institutions of Jersey City, 158-61. Bentley, Peter, lawyer, 146. Bergen: 13-27; 35; second Indian War, 14-15; fortified village, 16-17; first sheriff of, 17; ordinance establishing Courts, 18, 28; first sawmill, 19; public well, 20; blockhouses erected, 22; slave traffic, 23; first school, 24; first church, 24-25; church incorporated, 26; early schoolmasters, 26-27; Oath of Allegiance to English, 28; new charter granted, 28-29; election representative? to Provincial Assembly, 29; Dutch again in control, 29-32; under English dominion, 32-35; removal county-seat to Hackensack, 35; Queen Anne's charter, 35-36; partition of common lands, 37; partition and vicinity described, 46; Revolutionary War record of, 46-65; postwar period, 66; Columbia Academy, 67-69; first small country schools, 69; stage routes and ferries, 69-70; War of 1812, 70-71, 74-75; Civil War, 76; churches of, 77-79; separation of Hudson County from, 82. Bergen, Village of, 87. Bergen Neck, see Bayonne. Bergen Township: 87, 130; transportation, 132-33; incorporation of town of, 133; schools, 133; part of Jersey City, 134- Bergen Turnpike Co., The, 459-60. Boat Clubs of Bayonne, 278-79; of Hoboken, 352-53. Botanical Garden, of Andre Michaux, 67. Bout, Jan Evertsen, early settler, 10, 12, 13. British & North American Mail Steamers, The, at Jersey City, 111-12. Bucks Corners, 463. Building and Loan Associations, 193-94. Cadmus, A. L., early physician, 153. Catholic Churches: Jersey City, 171-74; Bayonne, 274-77; Hoboken, 333-35; Harrison, 390-92; West Hoboken, 431-33; Union, 470; Guttenberg, 493; Weehawken, 508; West New York, 522-23. Champe, John, tries to capture Arnold, 71-74; memorial to, 426. Child Welfare Department of Jersey City, 158. Christ Hospital, 154-55. Churches: Old Bergen Octagonal Church, 25-26, 161-63; Bergen churches, 77-79; of Jersey City, 161-180; of Bayonne, 262'-74, -(Protestant), 274- 77, (Catholic); of Hoboken^ 330-37; of West Hudson, 389-94; of West Hoboken, 427-35; of North Bergen, 454-55; of Union, 469-70; of Weehawken, 508-09; of West New York, 522- 23; of Secaucus, 533. Civil War: Bergen in, 76; Jersey City in, 120-24; Bayonne in, 236-38; Harrison in, 381. Clark's Thread Mills, 359, 370-71. Clubs: of Jersey City, 225; of Hoboken, 349-53; of Union, 472-74. Columbia Academy, 67-69. Columbia Trust Company of Hoboken,- 343. Commercial Trust Co., Jersey City, 190-91. Commonwealth Trust Co., West Hoboken, 421. Communipaw, 9, 14, 87, 131. Communipaw Ferry, 21. Community of the Sisters of St. Joseph, 160-61. Congregational Churches of Jersey City, 177-79- Copper Ore, Discovery of, 84. Cornelison, early physician, 153. Cortelyou, Jaques, first surveyor, 16. County Courts, 145. Courtlandt Building & Loan Association, 422. Courts and Lawyers: first, 18, 142; under English, 28, 143-44; second Dutch period, 30, 144; county courts established, 144-45; prominent lawyers of Jersey City, 146-48; of Hoboken, 347-48; Bench and Bar of Hoboken, 348; of Union, 480. Crippled Children, School for, 180-81. Crucible Steel Company, Kearny, 373. Cunard Line, Docks of, at Jersey City, in. Customs of Early Settlers, 38. Dey, Anthony, rents Poulas Hook, 91. Diedericks, Hans, constable, 28. Disabled Veterans of World War, North Hudson Post, No. 9, 473. District Courts, 144-45. Doremus, Cornelius, tanner, 438-39. Duelling Ground, The, at Weehawken, 501-02. Duke's Farm, title dispute, 40. Dutch Colonize New Netherland, 6-7. Dutch West India Company, The, 6-9. East Newark Borough: 359-363; school established in, 377; borough created, 385-86. Ecclesiastical, see churches. Edge's Grist Mill, Isaac, 81, 95. Educational, see Schools. Elizabeth, seat of government, 28. Elysian Fields, 43, 287-88, 497. English capture New Amsterdam, The, 27-29,, 32-35. Episcopal Churches: of Jersey City, 166-69; of Bayonne, 265-66; of Hoboken, 330-33; Kearny, 392-93; of West Hoboken, 428-29; of Union, 469-70. Evangelical Reformed Church, The, of Union, 469. Ferries, Early, 21-22, 70; at Poulas [sic Paulus] Hook, 40-41; Douw's Ferry over Hackensack, 42; first steam ferry, 93-94, 288; at Weehawken, 498-501. Financial Institutions, see Banks. First Happenings: Court, 18; schoolmaster and preacher, 24; steam ferryboat, 93-94, 288; first baseball game, 288. First National Bank of Hoboken, 142-43. Freeholders of County of Hudson, The Board of Chosen, 85, 203. Freemasonry: Lodges of Jersey City, 223-24; of West Hoboken, 435-36; of Union, 471-72. Free Public Library, of Jersey City, 149-51. Fulton, Robert, inventor of steamboat, 81, 92, 93. Gardeners and Friends of Agriculture, 75-76. Gautier, Thomas Brown, early physician, 153. Gemoenepau, fortified village, 19; blockhouses erected, 22. German Evangelical Churches: of Jersey, City, 180; of Bayonne, 269-70; of Hoboken, 336; of Union, 469. German Pilgrim Baptist Church, of Union, 470. Gilchrist, Robert, lawyer, 147-48. Greenville Hospital, 156. Greenville Township, 91, 128; consolidated with Jersey City, 129. Greenwood Lake Railroad, 370. Guttenberg, Town of: Set apart, 125; organization of, 484-85; road and street improvement, 486; revenue of, 486; ferries^ 486-87; industries of, 487-89; early settlers, 489-92; schools, 492-93; churches of, 493; census of, 493; officials of, 493-94; financial institutions of, 494-95. Hackensack, as county-seat, 34, 35, 86. Hamburg American Steamship Line, 303-07. Hardenburgh, Lewis D., lawyer, 147. Harrison, Town of: 84, 359, 360, 368, 394-96; industries of, 371-74; schools of, 379-380; churches in, 390-92; officers of, 396. Harsimus (see also Aharsimus), 87. . Haskell Tower, historical landmark, 389. Hayatt Roller Bearing Co., 373. Hebrew Orphans' Home, 158-59. Highland Trust Company of New Jersey, 421. Hoboken Bank for Savings, 143. Hoboken, City of: 7, 10, 14, 87, 43, 125; ferry, 44; from Indian times, 285-88; first baseball game, 288; township organized, 289; city charter of, 289; adopts commission government, 291-92; under old regime, 292-302; water supply, 293- 94; Gas Company, 294-95 V sewers and drainage, 295-98; sanitary conditions, 298-300; city officials, 300-02; mayors from 1855, 301-02; as Ocean Terminal, 302-10; Hamburg-American Steamship Line, 303-07; Netherlands-American Steam Navigation Co., 307-08; Thingvalla Steamship Co., 308; D. L. & W. Railroad Co., 309; transportation facilities, 309; North German Lloyd Steamship Co., 309, 310; World War, Hoboken the Port of Embarkation, 311-15; Armistice in, 315; City in World War, 315-18; educational history, 318-30; Stevens Institute of Technology, 320-23; Hoboken Academy, 328- 30; Public Library, 330; churches of, 330-33; manufacturing establishments of, 337- 41; the Chamber of Commerce, 341-42, financial institutions, 342-45; military history of, 345-47; Bench and Bar, 347-48; clubs and fraternal orders, 349-53; welfare organizations, 353-55; vital statistics, 354-555 Old and New Hoboken, 355-56. Hoboken Trust Company, 343. Homes for the Aged, 159-60. Homestead, Community of, 448. Hornblower, Chief Justice, 85, 143, 144. Hornblower, Josiah, engineer, 84. Hornblower, Theodore F., early physician, 152-53. Hospitals, 148, 154-58, 354- Hudson City: Incorporated, 125; consolidated with Jersey City, 127. Hudson County: Henry Hudson's discoveries, 3-5; Pavonia, 7-13; Bergen, 13-27; formation of county, 82-88; boundaries of, 83; first civil list and court, 85, 144; location of county-seat, 85, 144; county courts, 145; juvenile courts, 145; Parental School & Home, 145-46; hospitals, 154-56; Tuberculosis League, 156; churches of Jersey City, 161-80; schools of Jersey City, 180-87; financial institutions, 187-94; the waterfront, 199-203; government of, 203-08; budget for 1923, 304-05; penitentiary, 206; almshouses and hospitals, 206, 531; courthouse, 207; officials of, 207-08; roads of, 208-10; Boulevard and Hudson Park, 210-13; Freemasonry in, 223; proposal to consolidate County into one city, 403-04. Hudson County Agricultural Society, 532. Hudson County Bank, Jersey City, 187-88. Hudson County Hospital, 154. Hudson County Savings Bank, Jersey City, 192-93 Hudson & Manhattan Tube System, 216-18. Hudson Trust Co., Hoboken, 343. Hudson Trust Company, West Hoboken, 421. Indian Title to Sacaucus Island, 529. Indian Wars, 12-15. James, Thomas M., lawyer, 147. Jansen, Michel, one of first schepens of Bergen, 18. Jefferson Trust Company, Hoboken, 343. Jersey City: Beginning of, 79-82; early days in, 91-94; first steam ferryboat, 93-94; first churches, 94; incorporation of city, 94-95: first tax levied, 95; early industries, 95-96; post- offices, 96-99; erection of public watch and town house, 99; charter amended, 100; schools, 101- 02; N. J. Railroad & Transportation Co., 104- 07; Morris Canal, 107-09; in Hudson Co., 110; Cunard Line, 111; British & North American Mail steamers, 111-12; lotteries, 112; City Hospital, 113; Van Vorst consolidated with, 114- 18; water supply, 118-19; railroads and ferries, 119-20; in Civil War, 120-24; Hudson City consolidated with, 127; Greenville consolidated with, 129; Bergen merged with, 134; the Consolidated Cities, 134-41; successive mayors, 136; changes of government, 136-41; early courts, 142- 44; later courts, 144-45; Parental Home, 145- 46; prominent lawyers, 146-48; public buildings, 148-49; libraries, 149-51; parks and playgrounds, 151-52; early physicians, 152-53; hospitals of, 154-58; benevolent institutions of, 158-61; churches of, 161-80; schools of, 148-49, 180-87; banks of, 187-94; Police Department, 194-97; Fire Department, 197-98; the Waterfront, 199- 203; development of, 213-16; transportation, 216-20; Hudson Tube, 216-18; vehicular tunnel, 218-20; journalism, 220-21; Chamber of Commerce, 221-23; Masonic lodges, 223-24; Knights of Pythias, 224; Odd Fellows, 224; clubs, 225. Jersey City Glasshouse, 81, 95. Jersey City Hospital, 157. Jersey City Pottery Co., 82, 95. Joseph Dixon Crucible Co., 95. Journalism in Jersey City, 220-21. Juvenile Courts, 145. Kearny Castle, 388. Kearny, General Philip, Civil War hero, 380, 387-88. Kearny, Town of: 24, 359-61, 381-82; census, 361; naming of, 362; industrial development, 369-71; settlers in, 371; schools of, 374-78; town meetings from 1867, 381-85; water supply problems, 385; organization of town, 386; Fire Department, 386-87; famous landmarks, 387-89; churches of, 389. Kieft, Governor William, 10, 12. Knights of Pythias, The order in Jersey City, 224. Labadists, Visit of, 45. Lawyers of Jersey City from 1812, 146-48. Lee, Major Henry, attacks Poulis [sic - Paulus] Hook, 56-62; 366-67. Liberty Loan Campaign in Jersey City, 216. Libraries: of Jersey City, 149-51; of Hoboken, 330; of West Hoboken, 4x1; of Union, 479. Lutheran Church: of Hoboken, 335; of West Hoboken, 433-34; of North Bergen, 455. Lutheran Evangelical Church: of Bayonne, 270; of Union, 469; of West New York, 522. Manufacturing Establishments: of Hoboken, 337- 41; of Kearny, 370-74; of West Hudson, 417- 21; of North Bergen, 458-59; of Union, 482; of Guttenberg, 487-89; of Weehawken, 507-08; of West New York, 523-27. Mary Stevens Hammond Memorial Home, 354. Masonic Order, see Freemasonry. Mechanics' & Traders' Bank of Jersey City, 188-89 Medical Fraternity: Early physicians of Jersey City, 152-53; hospitals of Jersey City, 154-58. Memorial Home, The Mary Stevens Hammond, 354- Methodist Churches: of Jersey City, 174-76; of Bayonne, 263-65, 267-69, 270; of Hoboken, 336; of Kearny, 393-94; of West Hoboken, 434; of Bull's Ferry, 455; of Union, 470; of Weehawken, 508. Michaux, Andre, establishes a botanical garden, 67, 438. Michelse (Vreeland) Elias, magistrate, 28. Milfort (later the city of Newark), 46. Miller, Jonathan D., lawyer, 146. Mingachque, 87, 91. Morris Canal, The, 107-09. Municipal Welfare Work in Jersey City, 157-58. National Bank of West Hudson, at West Hoboken, 421. New Amsterdam: Surrenders to English, 28; Dutch again in possession, 29-32; English again control, 32. New Barbadoes Neck (see West Hudson), 83. New Durham, 448; churches in, 455. New Jersey Title Guaranty and Trust Co., 190. New Jersey Railroad & Transportation Co., 104-07, 119. New Netherlands Dutch colonizing, 6-7. Netherlands-American Steam Navigation Co., 307-08. North Bergen becomes county-seat; first court house, 85-86. North Bergen, Township of: 24-26, 436-62; detached from, 125, 436-62; boundaries and villages of, 437; Gen. Lafayette's visit, 437; Poor House Farm, 437-38; topography, 439; agricultural enterprises, 439-41; hunting and horse- raising, 441-62; associations, 442-44; militia training, 443; early customs and habits, 443-44; local government, 445-47; Civil War, 448; schools of, 449-54; churches, 454-56; financial institutions, 456-58; industries, 258-59; industries, 458-59; turnpikes, 459-60; prominent citizens, 460-62. North Bergen, territory becomes; first court house, 85, 86. North German Lloyd Steamships, 309, 310. Odd Fellows, Independent Order of, in Jersey City, 224; in Union, 471, 93. Palisade Building & Loan Association, West Hoboken, 422. Parental Schools and Home, 145-46. Parks and Playgrounds of Jersey City, 151-52. Pauw, Michele, patroon, 7, 8, 9. Pavonia: Original colony, 7-13, 14; Indian unrest, 9-10; becomes property of West India Company, 8-9; Indian Wars, 12-13, *4- Pembrepogh, or Pamripo, 87, 91. Pershing Field and Community House, 151-52. Pirates, River, 233-35, 368-69. Planck, Abraham Isaacsen, see Verplank. Poulas [sic Paulus] Hook: 8, 11, 38, 39; race course at, 40; ferry, 40-41; stage route to Philadelphia, 41, 42; fortified, 48-49; Poulas Hook in Revolutionary War, 48-51; retreat from, 52; American attack on, 56-62; school built, 69; armory erected, 70; incorporated at Jersey City, 81, 87. Presbyterian Churches: of Jersey City, 169-71; of Bayonne, 271-72; of Hoboken, 335-36; of Kearny, 389-90; of West Hoboken, 427-28; of Weehawken, 508; of West New York, 522. Queen's Daughters Association, 161. Quintipartite Deed, 33. Rancocus, 87, 91. Red Cross, The Jersey City chapter of the American, 216. Reformed Church, The First: of West Hoboken, 430-31; of Guttenberg, 493; of West New York, 522. Reformed Dutch Church, The, 163-66, 263. Revolutionary War: Fort built at Poulas [sic Paulus] Hook, 46-49; retreat from Poulus [sic Paulus] Hook, 52; evacuation of Bergen, 53; American raids, 54-55; American attack on Poulus Hook, 56-62. Rotary Club of Jersey City, The, 225. St. Francis' Hospital, 155-56. St. Joseph, Community of the Sisters of, 160-61. Savings Banks, 191-93. Schools: First, 24, 26; Bergen Columbia Academy, 67-69; first small country schools, 69; Jersey Academy, 81; schools of Greenville, 129; of Bergen, 133; of Jersey City, 148-49; 180-87; of Bayonne, 260-62; of Hoboken, 318-30; of Kearny, 374-78; of Harrison, 379, 380; of East Newark Borough, 377; of West Hudson, 422- 24; of North Bergen, 449-54; of Union, 479; of Guttenberg, 492-93; of Weehawken, 509; of West New York, 519-20; of Secaucus, 533. School for Crippled Children, 180-81. Schuyler, Arent, 84; settles at Barbadoes Neck, 363. Schuyler, Colonel Peter, 364-65. Schuyler Copper Mine, The, 84, 363-64. Schuyler Mansion, The, 363, 388. Schwarzenbach Huber Company, West Hoboken, 418. Scudder, Isaac W., lawyer, 147. Sacaucus [sic Secaucus] (Siskakes), Town of: Settled, 87, 91; set apart, 125; early history of, 527-29; slaves in, 529-30; early settlers of, 530; Poor House Farm at, 531-32; town incorporated, 532; schools of, 533; churches, 533; present administration, 534- Second National Bank of Hoboken, 343. Settlers: Customs of early, 38; changing conditions in early settlements, 35-46. Siskakes, see Secaucus. Slave Traffic, 23. Smeeman, Harman, one of first schepens of Bergen, 18, 28. Snake Hill, 369. Soldiers' Monument at West Hoboken, on site of Camp Yates, 426. Soldiers' Home at Kearny, 389. Standard Oil Refining Plant, 253. Steneck Trust Company, Hoboken, 343. Stevens, Colonel John, founder of Hoboken, 287. Stevens Institute of Technology, 320-23. Stevens Mansion, 502, 503. Stewart Hartshorn Company, manufacturers of shade rollers, 373. Stuynhuysen, Engelbert, first schoolmaster and preacher, 24. Stuyvesant, Governor Peter, 13, 28. Stynmets, Casper, one of first schepens of Bergen, 18, 28; representative at first Provincial Assembly, 29, 30. Sybil's Cave, 44, 356, 497, 502-03. Synagogues: of Jersey City, 179-80; of Bayonne, 273; of Union, 470. Travis, L. E., historian, 229. Trust Companies of Jersey City, 187-91. Trust Company of New Jersey, at Hoboken, 343. Trust Company of New Jersey, at Jersey City, 189-90. Tube System,- The Hudson & Manhattan, 216-18. Tuberculosis League, The Hudson County, 156. Turtle Grove, 502. Union, Town of.: Laying out of town, 464-65; roads, 465-66; transportation, 466-68; churches of, 468-70; schools of, 470-71, 479; fraternal orders, 471-74; early prominent residents, 474-77; officials of, 477-79; fire department, 479-80; police department, 480; courts, 480; post office, 480; financial institutions, 480-82; schools, 479; population, 482; industries of, 482-83; theatres, 483; proposed consolidation, 483-84. Union, Township of: Set apart, 125, 399; town of Union taken from, 462-63. Union Trust Co., Jersey City, 188. United Netherland Company, The early traders, 6. Universalist Church of Jersey City, 179. Van Giesen, Rynier Bastiensen, early schoolmaster, 24, 27. Van Putten, Aert Teunissen, first brewer in country, 10. Van Twiller, Governor, 9. Van Vleck, Tielman, first schout, or sheriff, of Bergen Village, 17. Van Vorst, Cornelius, superintendent, 8, 9, 10. Van Vorst, Cornelius (2), purchases Paulus Hook, 39. J^H Van Vorst, Ide, early magistrate, 28. Van Vorst Township: Street nomenclature, 115- 16; schools, 117; township merged with Jersey City, 118. Van Wagenen's Apple Orchard, where Washington and Lafayette met, 64. Vehicular Tunnel, under Hudson River, 218-20. Verlett, Nicholas, president-judge of early court, 28, 43- Verplank, Abraham Isaacsen, early settler, 10, 11, 38. .JH Village planning with view to defense against Indians in early days, 16-17, 22. Vreeland, Michel Janssen, 13. Wakeman, Edgar B., lawyer, 147. Wampum, Indian and general currency, 25. Wars: Revolutionary, Bergen in, 46-65; of 1812, 70-71, 74-75; Civil War, Bergen in, 76; Jersey City in Civil War, 120-24; Bayonne in, 236-38; West Hudson in, 365-67. Waterfront of Hudson County, 199-203. Weart, Jacob, lawyer, 148. Weehawken: 87; set apart, 125, 290-91; boundaries, 495-96; origin of name, 496-97; ferries, 498-50; drill-ground, 501-02; Yacht Club, 502; historic places, 501-03; prominent citizens, 503- 06; financial institutions, 506-07; industries, 507- 08; churches of, 508-09; schools, 509; transportation, 509-10; population, 510; town government, 510; hospital, 510-11. West Hoboken: Township organized, 125, 399; boundaries of, 399-400; first officers of, 400-01; population and valuation, 402-03; proposal to merge county, 403-04; prominent residents, 406- 07; progress of town, 407-11; public library, 411; fire department, 411-15; other civil departments, 415-17; industries of, 417-21; financial institutions, 421-22; schools of, 422-24; fiftieth anniversary, 424-26; memorials, 426; churches of, , 427-35; fraternal and social institutions, 435-36. West Hudson (formerly New Barbadoes Neck): Formative, 359-61; roads, 361-62, 367; its names, | 362; in Revolution, 365-67; raid on river pirates, 368-69; schools in, 374-80; churches of, 389-94; civic history, 380-87; fire department, 386-87. West New York Township (formerly Union): i Township organized, 125; boundaries of, 511; pioneer settlers of, 513-17; first township meeting. 517-18; valuation, 518; officials of, 518-19; schools of, 519-20; fire department, 520; societies, clubs, 521-22; churches, 522-23; banks, 523; industries, 523-26; business houses, 526-27. Whittier House, The, 159. Women's Clubs of Bayonne, 279-81. Woodcliff Trust Company, North Bergen, 456. World War, Hoboken during, 311-18. Wortendyke, Jacob R., lawyer, 147. Worthington, Henry Rossiter, inventor, 372. Wright, General E. R. V., lawyer, 147. Yacht Clubs: of Bayonne, 278-79; of Hoboken, 351-52; of Weehawken, 502. Zabriskie, Abram O., lawyer, 146-47. [End of HISTORICAL INDEX, Volume III, pp 769-773] _____________________ _____________________ [Start of Biographical Index,Vol. III, page 775] ADDENDA Brannagan, p. 548, F. Walter Brannagan, who was formerly associated with the firm of Treacy & Milton, together with Ewald J. J. Smith, who was formerly associated with Fisk & Fisk, have formed a law partnership under the firm name of Brannagan & Smith, and are located at No. 15 Exchange Place, Jersey City, New Jersey. Ferris, p. 53, John J. Ferris is a charter member of Division No. 6 of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and a member of the Chamber of Commerce. Schrader, p. 474, Christian C. Schrader was elected executive chairman of the Real Estate Club of New York, and has been admitted as a memlber of the Chamber of Commerce of Jersey City. Scott, p. 236, William Scott, Jr., married, June 6, 1923, Agnes Cathryn Ehrhart, daughter of Louis and Clara Ehrhart, of Jersey City, New Jersey. ______ BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX Acciardi, Filomena, 724 Joseph, 724 Nick, 724 Accomando, Alexander, 740 Catherine, 740 John, 740 Adams, James, 630 James J., 631 James P., 617 s Jane D., 618 Martin A., Com., 629, 630 Nellie, 631 Wade H., 617 Addeo, Alexander, 684, 685 Giosevele, 684 Jennie, 685 Adelman, Harry, 639, 640 Isaac, 640 Marion, 640 Altomonte, Anthony, 622 Catherine, 623 Lawrence M., 622 Amato, Antoinette, 727 Mathew, 727 Michael, 727 Ames, Elmer H., Dr., 497 Florence H., 497 William H., 497 Amon, Anthony, 636 Catherine M., 636 Henry J., 636 John D., 636 Philip L., Prof., 635 Philip L., Jr., 636 Andreae, Gottlieb, Rev., 331 Mabel, 332 Paul O. M., Dr., 331 Anzano, Concettina, 672 Octavius, 672 Ralph, 671, 672 Anzer, John A., 29 Richard C., 29 Arata, Edward A. J., 338 Louis, 338 Phoebe M., 338 Archibald, Arthur B., 28 Arthur B., Jr., 28 Lillian, 28 Robert F., 28 Armbrusfer, Edward P., 112 Frederick E., 112 Frederick J., 112 Joseph E., 112 Minnie, 112 William G., 112 Armstrong, Blanche M., 551 Thomas J., 550 Thomas R., 550 Atkinson, Herbert S., 643 Leora E., 643 Mary A:, 643 Vernon L., 643 William H., 642 William H., Jr., 642 Audi, Angelo, Dr., 346 Emma, 346 Enrico, 346 Auf der Heide, Carl F., 69 Eleanor, 70 Oscar L., 69 Bach, Laura, 475 Nicholas,... [truncated due to length]