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By Anthony Olszewski
COPYRIGHT 2002
| 1609 | Henry Hudson anchored "the Half Moon" in New York Harbor. |
| 1630 | Michael Pauw bought land for trading purposes on the west bank of the Hudson and called the area Pavonia. |
| 1633 | Michael Paulusen, a Dutch trader, erected a dwelling at Paulus Hook. |
| 1636 | Cornelius Van Vorst built a home near the present 4th and Henderson Streets. |
| 1643 | Pavonia settlement destroyed by Indians. |
| 1646 | Peter Stuyvesant became Director General of New Netherlands. |
| 1655 | Pavonia settlement again destroyed by Indians. |
| 1660 | Bergen Township established on site of the present-day Bergen Square. |
| 1779 | Major "Light Horse" Harry Lee captured Paulus Hook fort from the British on August 19. |
| 1804 | Associates of the Jersey Company bought Van Vorst family land and then sold lots in Paulus Hook on May 15. |
| 1804 | Robert Fulton established his shipyard at Green and Morgan Streets; 8 years later sailed steamboat "The Jersey" to New York in 14 minutes. |
| 1820 | The Paulus Hook area was incorporated as the City of Jersey City, but remained part of Bergen Township. |
| 1827 | Joseph Dixon Crucible Company established. |
| 1829 | The first police force, the Watch, was formed. |
| 1836 | Morris Canal extension to Jersey City completed; railroad service begins. |
| 1838 | Jersey City became independent of Bergen Township with Dudley Gregory as first mayor. |
| 1840 | Hudson County was formed. |
| 1841 | Van Vorst Township (Harsimus) separated from Bergen Township. |
| 1843 | Bergen Township was divided into Bergen and North Bergen. |
| 1847 | First Cunard liner docked at Jersey City, "The Hibernia." |
| 1851 | Township of Van Vorst added to Jersey City on March 18. |
| 1852 | Town of Hudson separated from North Bergen. |
| 1862 | Bayonne separated from Bergen. |
| 1863 | Greenville separated from Bergen. |
| 1870 | Hudson City, Bergen, and Jersey City consolidated. |
| 1871 | New City Charter;first paid Fire Department. |
| 1872 | First public high school. William L. Dickinson named Superintendent of Schools. |
| 1873 | Greenville joined Jersey City on August 11, thereby giving Jersey City its present land boundaries. |
| 1894 | Hudson (now Kennedy) Boulevard opened. |
| 1896 | City Hall completed. |
| 1901 | Main Library building opened. |
| 1904 | Boonton reservoir opened. |
| 1908 | First route of Hudson and Manhattan tubes (now PATH) opened. |
| 1916 | "Black Tom" (now part of Liberty State Park) Explosion, July 30. |
| 1917 | Frank Hague became mayor. |
| 1921 | Dempsey-Carpentier fight at Boyle's 30 Acres, July 2. |
| 1924 | Colgate erects new clock: largest outdoor timepiece in the world. |
| 1927 | Holland Tunnel opened ten years before Lincoln Tunnel was dedicated. |
| 1931 | Margaret Hague Maternity Hospital opened. |
| 1937 | Roosevelt Stadium opened. |
| 1946 | Jackie Robinson broke organized baseball's "color line" at Roosevelt Stadium |
| 1947 | Hague retired as mayor. |
| 1949 | Hague political organization defeated by John V. Kenny. |
| 1960 | Jersey City Municipal overnment's Charter revised. |
| 1967 | End of railroad ferry service to New York City. |
| 1976 | Liberty State Park opened. |
| 1993 | Liberty Science Center and Hall of Technology opened. |
| 1994 | Ferry service to NY City resumes. |
| 1996 | WALDO district created for artists. |
| 1997 | Light rail construction begins. |
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