CONTENTS
PART I—HUDSON COUNTY. Page
Chapter I—Introduction .......... ccc cece cece cece eee eeeeecees 3
Chapter []—Pavonia ......... cece cece cece cece cece cece eee eteceseees 7
Chapter I1I—Bergen .......... cece cece cc ee cece tence eee steeeescene 13
Chapter I1V—Changes of Government.............. cece ccc ec cc cececes 27
Chapter V—Changing Conditions ........... cece cece cece ce cecereuces 35
Chapter VI—Bergen in the Revolution.............0.ccceccccceceeecs 46
Chapter VII—Retreat of the American Army Across the Hudson....... 51
Chapter VIITI—Attack on Paulus Hook............ ccc cece ee cece 56
Chapter IX—Close of the Revolution..............ccceeeceecececeecs 64
Chapter X—The Church at Bergen............ cece cece cece cece ee aees 77
Chapter XI—Beginning of Jersey City......... ce ccc eee cece eens 79
Chapter XII—The Formation of Hudson County..................005- 82
PART II—JERSEY CITY.
Chapter I—Jersey City ........ cece cece cee cece ence eee ee eeeeeseees QI
Chapter II—Farly Development ................. cece cece eee te eeees 94
Chapter I]I—Beginning of Town Activities........... 0... c cece ceees 99
Chapter _ IV—The Morris Canal.............. 0 ce cece cece eens nm asm» 107
Chapter V—Jersey City in Hudson County................ce cece ecees 110
Chapter VI—Van Vorst Township.................06- Seba ews Femmes 114
Chapter VII—The Civil War.......... ccc cece cee ce eee cere eee cence 120
Chapter VIII—North Bergen and Hudson City..............-. 000 c0e 124
Chapter IX—Bayonne and Greenville........... ccc cece ce cee cece cece 127
Chapter X—Bergen .......... ccc cece cece cece eee e eee eeeteteesenes 130
Chapter XI—The Consolidated Cities of Jersey City, Bergen and Hudson 134
Chapter XII—Early Courts—The Legal Fraternity................... 142
Chapter XIII—Public Buildings and Parks............... ecw eeeees 148
Chapter XIV—The Medical Profession............... cc cee cence ceceee 152
Chapter XV—Benevolent Institutions .............. cece cee eee cence 158
Chapter XVI—Ecclesiastical ....... 0... cee cece cee ee eee cece ee eeee 161
Chapter XVII—Educational ........... cece ce eee ee cere eee enees 180
Chapter XVIJ]—Financial ........... ccc ccc cece cece cere eee eees 187
Chapter XIX—Police and Fire Departments.................02 eee eeee 194
Chapter XX—The Jersey City Waterfront............ ccc cee ee eee eees 199
Chapter XXI—Hudson County Government.............. cee ee cece ees 203
Chapter XXII—Jersey City—Present and Future Development........ 213
Chapter XXIII]—Fraternities, Societies, and Clubs.................... 223
PART III—CITY OF BAYONNE.
Chapter I—Bayonne—Foreword ............ cece cece rece cere ee ee nceee 229
Chapter I]—Colonial Conditions ........ 0... cece ccc eee ce eee eee 231
Chapter I1I—Stepping Forward to Township Government............. 235
Chapter IV—What Organized Government Brought About............ 239
Chapter V—Bayonne Under City Government..............eceecceees 241
Chapter VI—Civic History ......... cece cece cece eet e tere eee ecenees 244
