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Paulus Hook is a community on the Hudson River waterfront in Jersey City, New Jersey. It is located one mile (1.5 kilometres) across the river from Manhattan . The name Hook comes from the Dutch word "hoeck", which translates to "point of land."
Hamilton Park is a neighborhood in Historic Downtown Jersey City, Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, centered on a park with the same name.Hamilton Park is located west of Newport, north of Harsimus Cove, north and east of The Village and south of Boyle Plaza.
By the 1760s, Paulus Hook was known for its convenient stagecoach and ferry services. In 1764, Cornelius Van Vorst (1728–1818) established the Paulus Hook Ferry (later called "Jersey City Ferry") [ 69 ] and operated the service from Paulus Hook to Cortland Street . [ 70 ]
1664 Duke's Plan includes depictions of either Harsimus, Paulus Hook, or Communipaw at time of the surrender of Fort Amsterdam. Bergen was farther inland atop Bergen Hill. Ellis Island and Liberty Island are seen lower right. Kieft's successor was Peter Stuyvesant. During 1653 Pavonia became part of the newly formed Commonality of New Amsterdam.
The Battle of Paulus Hook was fought on August 19, 1779, between Continental Army and British forces in the American Revolutionary War. The Patriots were led by Major Light Horse Harry Lee, and launched a nighttime raid on the British-controlled fort in what is today downtown Jersey City. They surprised the British, taking 158 prisoners, and ...
The first steam ferry service in the world began operations in 1812 between Paulus Hook and Manhattan [3] and reduced the journey time to a then remarkable 14 minutes. [ 1 ] : 250 With the arrival of the railroad station at Paulus Hook in 1834 and the arrival of the Morris and Essex Railroad service on October 14, 1836 [ 2 ] : 64 the number of ...
The second party crossed the frozen North River on sleighs to Paulus Hook and from there they marched through Bergen to Newark, which they entered in three divisions. [1] The British captured fifteen men at the Newark Academy, of which one lieutenant escaped, and then set fire to it. [1]
Farm of Van Vorst; 28. v (sic): 29. Farm of Evertsen; 30. Plantation at Lacher's Hook; 31. Plantation at Paulus Hook; 32. Plantation of Maerytensen on west bank of North River. The relative location of the New Netherland and New Sweden colonies in modern-day New Jersey