Jersey City, New Jersey


Jersey City is located in the north-eastern part and is the second largest city in the U.S. State of New Jersey. Chilltown. Wall Street West. The city is known to be one of the most racially diverse in the world. It has one of the largest downtowns in the USA where you can find everything from stores to theatres, and museums. Jersey City has one the nation's highest percentages of residents who work as artists.



To See And To Do In Jersey City


  • Jersey City Museum
  • Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Powerhouse
  • Liberty State Park
  • Liberty Science Center
  • Downtown
  • Jersey City City Hall
  • Newport Mall
  • Colgate Clock
  • The Museum of Russian Art
  • Justice William Brennan Courthouse
  • Hudson River Waterfront


History Of Jersey City - Timeline


In 1609, the area was explored by the English navigator Henry Hudson. Financed by the Dutch East India Company he was trying to find a passage to Asia by setting out north and west from Europe. In 1630, Michael Pauw, an agent of the Dutch West India Company, began trading with Native Americans in today's Jersey City.

In 1643, a massacre of Native Americans resulted in an eight-month war with the Indians. In 1655, the area again was attacked by the Indians. In 1658, a former soldier who worked for the Dutch West India Company, Peter Stuyvesant, purchased land from the Indians and in 1660, the first village, Bergen Township, was established on what is now Bergen Square.

In 1661, the first public road was built. In 1662, the first Old Bergen Church was built. In 1690, the Summit House was built. It is one of Jersey City's oldest surviving houses.

In 1764, a ferry service was established. In 1776, the town fell to the British but was in 1779 taken back. In 1820, the city of Jersey was incorporated. In 1824, the American Pottery Manufacturing Company opened. In 1825, William Colgate established a factory.

In 1836, the first railroad was built and the Morris Canal extended to Jersey City. In 1861, the first City Hall was built. In 1867, Jersey City's first newspaper, The Evening Journal, was established. In 1889, the present railroad terminal was built. In 1892 came the first electric trolleys in Jersey City. In 1896, the City Hall at Grove Street and Montgomery Avenue was completed. In 1906 the first Colgate Clock was installed. In 1907, the Majestic Theater opened. In 1924, the octagonal Colgate clock was built.