By Harriet Phillips Eaton
Published 1899

This Web version, edited by GET NJ
COPYRIGHT 2002

Contents

Sheyichbi and its People

The Lenni Lenape and their Customs

Arrival of the Dutch

Wampum

The Relations of the Delawares with the Whites

Indian names of Localities

Pavonia

Massacre of Indians

Indian Troubles

Communipaw

The First Ferry

The First Roads

Bergen

Bergen Court

The First Schoolmaster

School Houses

Early Ministers

The First Church

The First Pall

The First Communion Set

The Second And Third Churches

Early Church Customs

The Vorleezer

Church Funds

Marriages And Town Poor

Burial Customs

Cemeteries

Paulus Hook

Paulus Hook Ferry

Revolutionary Period

The Battle of Paulus Hook

Lafayette In Bergen

Sergeant Champe

Bergen Patriots

Early Customs

New Years

General Training

Early Dutch Recipes

Cooking by Open Fires

Spinning and Weaving

Candlemaking

Slavery

Lotteries

Jersey City

Municipal Changes

Forming the City

Newark Turnpike

Robert Fulton

The Ferries

Edge's Windmill

City Hall and Schools

Public School No. 1

Scholarships

Post Office

Churches

Business Interests

Jersey City Pottery

Manufacturing Interests

Fire and Police Departments

Hudson County Bar

Street Lighting

Railroads

Steamships

Street Railways

Water Works

Army War Records

Navy War Records

National Guard

Naval Militia

Hospitals and Charities

The Clubs

Libraries

Parks

The City of Today

The Old Houses

The City of the Future

Jersey City History Your Ancestors' Story

Asbury Park Bruce Springsteen's Jersey Shore Rock Haven!