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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 ...
The Jersey Shore, commonly referred to locally as simply the Shore, is the coastal region of the U.S. state of New Jersey.Geographically, the term encompasses about 141 miles (227 km) [1] of oceanfront bordering the Atlantic Ocean, from Perth Amboy in the north to Cape May Point in the south.
PERTH AMBOY – Three Democrats and one Republican have filed to run in the mayoral primary in June, the city's first partisan election. Mayor Helmin Caba will be challenged by retired Municipal ...
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 ...
PERTH AMBOY – The downtown park at Smith Street and Madison Avenue, formerly known as Fink Park, is about to undergo an upgrade as part of an effort to curate more green spaces throughout city ...
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