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Weehawken highlighted in Hudson County.
Inset: Location of Hudson County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Enumeration Bureau map of Weehawken, New Jersey Enumeration Bureau map of Weehawken, New Jersey State New Jersey Weehawken is a township in Hudson County, in the U.S.
State of New Jersey.
The USS Weehawken, launched on November 5, 1862, was a Passaic-class monitor, or ironclad ship, which sailed for the Union Navy amid the American Civil War, encountered battles at the Charleston, South Carolina coast, and sank in a moderate gale on December 6, 1863. The Weehawken was the last ferry to The West Shore Terminal on March 25, 1959, at 1:10 am, ending 259 years of continuous ferry service. Weehawken Street in Manhattan's Greenwich Village was the site of a colonial Hudson River ferry landing. Weehawken was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature, on March 15, 1859, from portions of Hoboken and North Bergen.
The township's written history began in 1609, when Henry Hudson, on his third voyage to the New World, sailed down what was later titled the North River on the Half Moon and weighed anchor in Weehawken Cove. At the time it was the territory of the Hackensack and Tappan, of the Turtle Clan, or Unami, a branch of the Lenni Lenape.
In 1658, Director-General of New Netherland Peter Stuyvesant negotiated a deal with the Lenape to purchase all the territory from "the great modern above Wiehacken", west to Sikakes (Secaucus) and south to Konstapels Hoeck (Constable Hook). In 1661, Weehawken became part of Bergen when it (and most of northeastern New Jersey) came under the jurisdiction of the court at Bergen Square.
In 1674, New Netherland was ceded to the British, and the town became part of the Province of East Jersey.
During the American Revolutionary War, Weehawken was used as a lookout for the patriots to check on the British, who were situated in New York and controlled the encircling waterways.
The most famous is the duel between General Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of the Treasury, and Colonel Aaron Burr, sitting third Vice President of the United States, which took place on July 11, 1804. It was re-enacted on July 11, 2004, the 200th anniversary of the fatal duel, by descendants of Hamilton and Burr. Three years earlier, a duel was held at this spot between Philip Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton's son) and George Eacker; Phillip Hamilton, who had been defending his father's honor, suffered a fatal wound in his hip and his right arm and died two days later on November 24, 1801. In the mid-19th century, James G.
The wealthy assembled homes along the top of the New Jersey Palisades, where they might flee from the sweltering heat of New York, and breathe the fresh air of the heights.
Weehawken is part of the New York urbane area.
Situated on the shore of the Hudson River, along the southern end of the New Jersey Palisades athwart from Midtown Manhattan, it is the locale of the end of the Lincoln Tunnel. Weehawken is one of the suburbs that comprise North Hudson, sometimes called No - Hu in the creative community. At its southeastern corner is Weehawken Cove which, along with the rail tracks farther inland, defines Weehawken's border with Hoboken.
Traversing Weehawken is Boulevard East, a scenic thoroughfare offering a sweeping vista of the Hudson River and the Manhattan skyline. Local zoning laws prohibit the assembly of high-rise buildings that would obstruct sight-lines from higher points in town. In a 1999 decision that blocked the evolution of a pair of waterfront towers that would have stood 160 feet (49 m), a judge cited the panoramic vistas from Weehawken as "a world-class amenity that encourages citizens to live, work and locate businesses in the area". While remaining essentially residentiary, Weehawken continued to expanded as Hudson County became more industrialized and more populated.
Weehawken, with a populace density about equal to that of Jersey City, is among the most densely populated municipalities in the United States. Weehawken has a retail precinct along Park Avenue (its boundary with Union City) and large office and apartment/townhouse developments along the Hudson River.
Weehawken is a mostly residentiary community, but has a company precinct at Lincoln Harbor between the Lincoln Tunnel and Weehawken Cove. UBS, Swatch Group USA, Hartz Mountain Telx (colocation center) are among the corporations which maintain offices in the neighborhood, which also hosts a Sheraton Hotel. Formula One announced plans in 2011 to host a street race on a circuit stretching 3.2 miles (5.1 km) in Weehawken and West New York called Grand Prix of America, that was prepared to have its first event in June 2013. The three-day event was anticipated to attract 100,000 citizens and bring in approximately $100 million in economic activity. The 2013 race was dropped from the calendar, with Formula One President and CEO Bernie Ecclestone stating that the promoters were in breach of contract and that new proposals from other parties would be welcome. The race was repeatedly added then removed from future Formula One provisional calendars, and dropped completely from even the provisional calendar by 2016. The Weehawken Water Tower on Park Avenue was assembled in 1883 as part of the Hackensack Water Company Complex, and inspired by Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy. The Tower is cited on the Federal Maritime Chart as the "Red Tower" and serves as a warning to ships traveling south along the Hudson that they are approaching New York Bay. The "Horseshoe" on Shippen Street is a cobbled double hairpin street dominant to Hackensack Plank Road and Shippen Street Steps, at the bottom of which is positioned Weehawken's initial town hall, and is the home of VFW Post 1923 and the Weehawken Historical Commission. Reservoir Park, positioned at 20th to 22nd Sttreet on Palisade Avenue, opened on September 25, 2015, The passive park at the border of Union City and Weehawken, was created on the 14.4-acre (5.8 ha) site of a reservoir that had been owned by United Water but hadn't been used since 1996. Weehawken is positioned in the 8th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 33rd state legislative district. Prior to the 2010 Census, Weehawken had been part of the 13th Congressional District, a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections. New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District is represented by Albio Sires (D, West New York). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Cory Booker (D, Newark, term ends 2021) and Bob Menendez (D, Paramus, 2019).
Stack (D, Union City) and in the General Assembly by Raj Mukherji (D, Jersey City) and Annette Chaparro (D, Hoboken). The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham Township). The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach). De - Gise. Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 7 comprises Weehawken, West New York, and Guttenberg and is represented by Caridad Rodriguez Weehawken Volunteer First Aid and the Weehawken Police Department were among the many Hudson County agencies that responded to the January 2009 crash of Flight 1549, for which they received accolades from the survivors. As of the 2011 12 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 1,232 students and 106.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student teacher ratio of 11.55:1. Schools in the precinct (with 2011 12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Daniel Webster School (480 students in Pre - K through 2nd grade), Theodore Roosevelt School (339 students in grades 3 6), and Weehawken High School (413 students in grades 7 12). The school fitness is known for its small classes and high ratings. Route 495 travels east-west between the Lincoln Tunnel and the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) with interchanges for Route 3 and U.S.
Weehawken is positioned inside the New York media market, with most of its daily papers available for sale or bringy.
The Jersey Journal is a small-town daily paper covering news in the county.
Local weeklies include the no-charge bilingual paper, Hudson Dispatch Weekly, (named for the former daily Hudson Dispatch), The Hudson Reporter, the Weehawken Reporter, the Spanish language El Especialito. and the River View Observer.
See also: Category:People from Weehawken, New Jersey.
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The weapons chosen were pistols; the dueling site the heights of Weehawken, New Jersey, just athwart the Hudson from New York." Town unveils new book, year-long 150th celebration", The Hudson Reporter, February 8, 2009.
"According to the book, Weehawken first attained momentum when James Gore King, a banking tycoon from New York City, moved his family to Weehawken in 1832.
IT CAN BE READILY REACHED BY VARIOUS AND SOME NOVEL CONVEYANCES -- MANY MEANS OF ENTERTAINMENT -- A GRAND SPECTACLE -- WHAT THERE IS TO SEE", The New York Times, July 17, 1892.
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"New York as seen from the shore of the Hudson River is a sight that is seldom disappointing, often inspiring and on occasion nothing short of breathtaking.
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"But a New Jersey judge, calling the view a magnificent natural resource that is entitled to state protection, has ruled that a developer should not be allowed to construct two widespread, 160-foot office and retail towers on the Weehawken waterfront that would obstruct the spectacular prospect.
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"New Jersey Grand Prix organizers in breach of contract says Ecclestone Formula One stature says if another group wants to take over Grand Prix of America, 'they can have it'".
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"Although the new reincarnation of the group is autonomous of the township, some of Iacono's initial associates like famous songwriter and longtime Weehawken resident Trade Martin and former Guttenberg Mayor Peter La - Villa have signed on to work on the project." "Weehawken native finds HMS Hood on ocean's floor Mearns' six-year journey ends with different emotions; leads to documentary, book", The Hudson Reporter, November 9, 2001.
Lawyer Politicians in New Jersey (K-Q) at Political Graveyard "In 1847 he moved to Weehawken, New Jersey, where he remained a several years." "Shortly after attending Indiana University and Columbia University, Resin moved to Hudson County and lived in Union City, Weehawken, and eventually Secaucus." His home was in Weehawken, New Jersey from about 1899 1925." "Jerome Robbins, 79, Is Dead; Giant of Ballet and Broadway", The New York Times, July 30, 1998.
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Municipalities and communities of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
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