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Ivy Place - named for Hedera helix; Johnston Avenue/CR-614 - named after John T. Johnston, who was the president of the Central Railroad of New Jersey; Merseles Street- named after Jacob M. Merseles who founded the Bergen Plank Road company.
William McAdoo (1853–1930), represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district, 1883–1891; served as New York City Police Commissioner in 1904 and 1905 [181] Jim McGreevey (born 1957), 52nd Governor of New Jersey (B) [182] John Gerald Milton (1881–1977), represented New Jersey in the United States Senate in 1938 (B) [183]
Camden, 4 places in Maine, New Jersey, New York, and North Carolina – Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden [100] [99] Cameron, 3 places in Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia – Simon Cameron [99] Cameron, Missouri – Malinda Cameron (maiden name of wife of Samuel McCorkle, who platted the town of Somerville, Missouri)
New Brunswick – Health Care City, [38] Hub City [39] Newark – Brick City, [40] Gateway City, [41] Renaissance Newark [41] North Arlington – Where Bergen County Begins [6] Ocean City – America's Greatest Family Resort, [42] A Moral Seaside Resort (historic slogan from the 19th century) [42] Paterson – Silk City [43] Perth Amboy ...
St. Joseph (Founded by Joseph Robidoux IV, Missouri-born fur trader of French Canadian descent who named the city after himself) St. Louis (named after King Louis IX, later canonized as Saint Louis) St. Louis County; Ste. Genevieve (named after Genevieve, the patron saint of Paris) Ste. Genevieve County (named after Genevieve, the patron saint ...
There are many cities in the US named Florence, but this is the only one named after the Italian city. All the others were named after people. [10] Genoa: Genoa, New York [10] Genoa, Nebraska: Genoa, Nevada: Genoa, Wisconsin: Imola: Imola, California [5] La Verna: Alverno, Wisconsin [23] Lido di Venezia: Lido Beach, New York [57] Lodi: Lodi ...
The Square was named for the Jersey Journal. The Labor Bank Building at 26 Journal Square was the city's first skyscraper.. Prior to its development as a commercial district Journal Square was the site of many farmhouses and manors belonging to descendants of the original settlers of Bergen, the first chartered municipality in the state settled in 1660 and located just south at Bergen Square.
Map showing District 2 in 1872. The Horseshoe section of Jersey City, New Jersey, was the second ward, and was the home of the immigrants, tenements, and taverns. [1] The Republican-controlled Legislature gerrymandered the district in 1871 to concentrate and isolate Democratic, and mostly Catholic, votes, thus preserving Republican dominance in the rest of the city. [2]