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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] A. Harry Moore (1877–1952), 39th Governor of New Jersey who was elected to serve three separate non-consecutive terms and also served in the U.S. Senate (B) [184]
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.
Coolidge, Arizona – named for 30th President of the United States Calvin Coolidge and the most recent city to be named after a U.S. President; Cooper, Maine – General John Cooper (landowner) [156] Cooper River (South Carolina) – Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury [156] Cooperstown, New York – William Cooper
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 ...
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.
The largest municipality by population in New Jersey is Newark, with 311,549 residents, whereas the smallest is Walpack Township, with seven residents. [3] New Jersey is the most populous U.S. state with no cities ranked in the top 50 most populous United States cities, with the next most populous being South Carolina.
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]
part of the New Milford Plant of the Hackensack Water Company: 1902 2001-08-22 New Milford: Bergen: Multi-girder: Main Street Bridge (Califon, New Jersey) part of the Califon Historic District: 1887 1976-10-14 Califon: Hunterdon