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First town plan for Perth, surveyed by John Septimus Roe in August, 1829 The first survey was completed in 1829, but was not published in its entirety until 1833. The plan was a semi-regular grid pattern bounded by Mount Eliza to the west, wetlands to the north, and tilted on an angle so that the principal streets ran parallel to the river ...
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Sussex County, New Jersey. Latitude and longitude coordinates of the sites listed on this page may be displayed in an online map. [1]
Perth Amboy is located at the mouth of the Raritan River at the Raritan Bay, an arm of the Lower New York Bay. Perth Amboy served as New Jersey's capital from 1686 until 1776. In 1684, it became the capital of East Jersey and remained so after the union of East and West Jersey in 1702, becoming an alternate colonial capital with Burlington ...
Harbortown is a planned community neighborhood in Perth Amboy in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.It is situated south of the Outerbridge Crossing along the Arthur Kill, between the city's traditional waterfront and the Kinder Morgan terminal [1] [2] The 135-acre [3] area was the Lehigh Valley Railroad's (LVRR) Easton and Amboy Railroad's marshaling yards where coal was loaded ...
1829 establishments in New Jersey (5 P) E. 1829 New Jersey elections (3 P) This page was last edited on 27 January 2019, at 05:10 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Perth Amboy features a historic waterfront, which has gone through significant revitalization. [1] Perth Amboy's waterfront is where the city was first settled and one of the few places left in New Jersey that has a historic and marina culture surrounded by water. Local attractions include two small museums, an art gallery, a yacht club, and a ...
The Lenape Native Americans called the point on which the city is built "Ompoge", meaning "level ground" [1] or "standing or upright". [24] When settled in 1683, the new city was dubbed "New Perth" in honor of James Drummond, Earl of Perth, one of the 12 associates of a company of Scottish proprietors; Drummond has been honored with a statue located outside of city hall. [25]
When the city was incorporated in 1683, settlers began to call the land "Ambo" or "Amboy Point", and finally "Amboy." The name means "place resembling a bowl." [1] In 1686, when the settlement became the capital of East Jersey, Perth was added to the name in honor of one of the Proprietors under the Royal grant, the James Drummond, 1st Duke of ...