Jersey City and Its Historic Sites

A chronological local history that traces Indigenous Lenape life and customs, Dutch colonization, and the founding and development of early settlements such as Bergen and Communipaw. It recounts colonial and Revolutionary-era events and institutions—courts, churches, schools, ferries and roads—then moves into nineteenth-century municipal growth, transportation, industry, public services, charities and wartime records. The work also collects everyday customs, recipes, household crafts, and descriptions of clubs, libraries, parks and notable old houses, closing with reflections on urban change and efforts to preserve and commemorate historic sites.