Hackensack River, N.J.
Author | : United States. Department of the Army |
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Total Pages | : 41 |
Release | : 1951 |
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Author | : United States. Department of the Army |
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Total Pages | : 41 |
Release | : 1951 |
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Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors |
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Total Pages | : 19 |
Release | : 1910 |
Genre | : Dredging |
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Author | : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers |
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Total Pages | : 27 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : Hackensack River (N.Y. and N.J.) |
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Author | : United States. Army. Office of the Chief of Engineers |
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Total Pages | : 62 |
Release | : 1951 |
Genre | : River engineering |
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Author | : Kevin K. Olsen |
Publisher | : Amer History Press |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780975366776 |
"A Great Conveniency, a Maritime History of the Passaic River, Hackensack River, and Newark Bay" describes the role that riverine and coastal navigation played during the development of northern New Jersey. Commencing in the early 1600s with the European exploration of the local waterways, it relates how rivers facilitated early settlement and expanded the highway network into the hinterlands. Landings developed at Acquackanonck (Passaic), Bound Creek, New Bridge (New Milford), and Old Bridge (Oradell), and the towns of Belleville, Hackensack, Little Ferry, and Paterson depended on river traffic for commerce. River proximity allowed British forces to raid the area during the American Revolution, and Americans used whaleboats and other local craft to retaliate. There is a detailed examination of nineteenth century cargoes such as bricks, coal, fertilizers, and lumber. The exports from the Meadowlands - cedar logs, hay, and wild game are also cited. River craft used on the waterways are also part of the story, and locally built ships and boats, dugouts, canal boats, galleys, schooners, sloops, steamboats, periaugers, and tugboats are all explained, with numerous accompanying illustrations. The changes that urbanization brought to the rivers and bays are investigated in sections devoted to the expansion of New York's harbor and the rise of Port Newark and Elizabethport. Other chapters explore how suburban growth created new opportunities for canoeing and yachting. Carried to the present day, the book describes efforts by the EPA, other environmental agencies, and citizens groups to clean up the rivers, cap landfills, and develop waterfront parks.
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce |
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Total Pages | : 2 |
Release | : 1911 |
Genre | : Canals |
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Total Pages | : 70 |
Release | : 1951 |
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Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors |
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Total Pages | : 29 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : Hackensack River (N.Y. and N.J.) |
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Author | : Terry E. Sellarole |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738562599 |
Hackensack rose from humble beginnings as a pre-Colonial meeting place for the Achkenheshacky people, members of the Lenni-Lenape tribe. In 1614, Dutch fur traders were the first Europeans to come to the area. Ancient footpaths served the new settlers well, and some of these paths became roads that are still in use today. The most quintessentially American of these roads, Main Street, terminates at a place known as "the Green," which provided a place to rest for a weary George Washington and his troops in 1776. It is also the site of the oldest church in Bergen County. Once a lure for New Yorkers seeking recreational outlets, Hackensack attracted many new permanent residents during the mid- to late 1800s. As the hub of Bergen County, the city led the way as the area moved away from its agrarian roots to a more industrialized society. In more recent times, Hackensack has been the birthplace of one of the seven original astronauts, home to the practice ice for three gold-medal-winning Olympic figure skaters, and a favorite lyric for singers and songwriters such as Billy Joel, Jimi Hendrix, Fountains of Wayne, and Johnny Cash.
Author | : United States. Congress. House |
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Total Pages | : 27 |
Release | : 1926 |
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