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New
Jersey History
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Important to studying history is the land and
location of events. Rutger's Cartography has provided a Great
NJ Historical Maps
resource
page.
However, when
I think of history, it includes people.
Prehistory
Lenni-Lenape
Indians
Colonial NJ
The
Revolution
1800's
Civil
War
The Victorian Era
1900's
WWI
Great Depression
WWII
1950's
1960's
& 1970's
People were living on the
land that would become New Jersey for at least 2800
years. Evidence of their
pottery making can be found in archaeological remains found in the area. You can
see some of these items by visiting the You can see some of these items by
visiting the
Prehistorical Museum in
Greenwich NJ
. They have provided a nice .pdf file, that shows an overview
of their displays along with a map and schedule of their hours.
A
well written history book is now online, the book is located on westjersey.org.
SOUTH JERSEY HERITAGE:
A Social, Economic and Cultural History
by R. Craig Koedel
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When the Europeans arrived here the indigenous
people living in the area were members of the
Lenni-Lenape
(called "The Delaware" by the Europeans).
(follow the
link to a page within this site)
As in all encounters with settlers and native
peoples there are two or more sides to the story. While the settlers of New
Jersey would not be considered to be terrific by today's standards, I think for
their time period, they certainly were not as bad as most. (Hardly anything to
be proud of, but something?)
I have gathered a pretty good set of links and
sites that give many accounts. It, also, contains information on where the
Lenni-Lenape
are today.
New Jersey
as a Colony
A
well written history book is now online, the book is located on westjersey.org.
SOUTH JERSEY HERITAGE:
A Social, Economic and Cultural History
by R. Craig Koedel
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Cape May was actually discovered in 1609 by Sir Henry Hudson. However, in
1620, the same year the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, Captain Cornelius
Jacobsen Mey explored New Jersey and the Delaware Bay area. He declared the
climate of these fruitful lands as good as his homeland of Holland and named
Cape Mey for himself.
New Sweden Colonies
coming soon
A quick concise story of the Swedish Colonies can be found at this link for the
New Sweden Farmstead
Resource
List of Colonial Historical Sites in New Jersey
The
Legacy of the Early Founders of the New Haven Colony
who came to Newark, New Jersey in 1666
Picture of
William
Franklin
- from Franklin Institute Page
Greenwich,
an early seaport town and the location of the NJ Tea Party.
NJ
in the American Revolution
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follow this link to a page within this site that has an extensive list of links
and stories.
A
well written history book is now online, I will put links to the chapters in
highlighted cells. The book is located on westjersey.org.
SOUTH JERSEY HERITAGE:
A Social, Economic and Cultural History
by R. Craig Koedel
CHAPTER SIX - South
Jersey in the Revolution
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The 1800's:
Weehawken,
New Jersey - Home of the Hamilton - Burr Duel - July 10? 1804
The Duel with Burr
A
well written history book is now online, the book is located on westjersey.org.
SOUTH JERSEY HERITAGE:
A Social, Economic and Cultural History
by R. Craig Koedel
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Started publication in 1845 - Great Site!
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During the
Civil War
, New Jersey stayed
in the Union and sent it's sons to fight (follow this link to a separate page
within this site)
New
Jersey in the Civil War
SOUTH JERSEY HERITAGE:
A Social, Economic and Cultural History
by R. Craig Koedel
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22nd President 1885-1889
24th President 1893-1897
Grover Cleveland Birthplace, Caldwell NJ
Museum Hours
Wednesday - Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. & Sunday 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Closed
: Mondays, Tuesdays, Holidays & Lunch from
Noon to 1 p.m.
Reservations preferred, Admission is free
Sharon Farrell, Caretaker, Head Historic Interpreter
Conni Murray, Historic Interpreter
207 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell, NJ 07006
Phone: 973-226-0001 (has a daily recorded message after 10am) Fax: 973-226-18
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Candidate in 3 Presidential elections.
1884,
1888
&
1892
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1890's
The Yellow Kid
America's first comic
Superstar
The
1900's:
WWI
Bethlehem Loading Company
great pictures and account of this WW1 munitions factory complex
This
site now includes an excellent slide show for those of you with high speed
connection.
Lot's of talk about the U-boats with the new movie in the
theatres. Read about the real thing.
During WWII
,
America's First Defense
Airport - Millville Army Air Field.
1941
The
Millville
Army Air Field
Museum is dedicated to preserving the history of the first
U.S. Army Base built for the defense of our country in 1941. It served as a
training base for the famous P-47 'Thunderbolt' and P-40 'Warhawk' fighter plane
Wildwood Naval Air Station
Return to 1943 (music and all)
The Internment Camps:
The story of the internment of the Japanese Americans has
become well known.
I came across a site with copies of 1942
News-letters for Camp Harmony
in Washington State. It gives an interesting
perspective on life in an internment camp
Here in New Jersey,
Seabrook
Farms
took advantage of the potential labor pool at the Japanese
Internment camps and recruited people to voluntarily move here to live and
work. (This is not the first time that Seabrook Farms has been a major part of
the history of NJ and the rest of the country. Follow the link to read more about
Seabrook
Farms
)
An offer for resettlement:
"Gentlemen, what have you to lose? You are not making any progress by
remaining in camp--I say come out and see it for yourself. We'll pay your
transportation . . . "
These were the challenging words of the employment manager from Seabrook
Farms in New Jersey spoken at the Jerome Relocation Center in Arkansas in
mid-April, 1944. He was the personal representative of the late Charles F.
Seabrook, founder of the world's largest frozen foods industry
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from:
An
Overview of World War II
Japanese American Relocation Sites
by the National Park Service
A terrific online book account
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Indefinite Leave Passes for those that would swear to the
Loyalty Oath
...One of the largest single sponsors, Seabrook Farms, was
also one of the largest producers of frozen vegetables in the country. The
company, experiencing a labor shortage due to the war, had a history of
hiring minorities and setting them up in ethnically segregated villages.
About 2,500 evacuees went to Seabrook Farms' New Jersey plant. They worked
12-hour days, at 35 cents to 50 cents an hour, with 1 day off every 2 weeks.
They lived in concrete block buildings, not much better than the relocation
center barracks, and had to provide for their own food and cooking (Seabrook
1995).
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Less well known is the fact that Germans and Italians were,
also, interned, but at a much, much smaller percentage of the population, then the Japanese.
A brief statement from The Handbook of Texas gives an overview
of the more extensive groups of people that were involved in the internments.
WORLD WAR II INTERNMENT CAMPS
Along with a series of articles about internments at
Ellis Island
, I found mention of a German Internment
Camp at Gloucester City
NJ.
I am trying to track down more information about this
topic, please contact me, if you have any knowledge or any suggestions for
getting information.
Atlantic Coast Shore Patrols:
I grew up in the Midwest and had no idea that there was so much German U-boat
activity along the coast. From what I learned in school, I thought, that after
Pearl Harbor, nothing had happened anywhere close to our shores.
In November 2000, there
was a PBS special on the U-boat
U-689 that sank
off NJ coast in 1945
Click on the map above to find out about other famous U-boats
(Click on the Title above to go to the Virtual Museum.)
Hosted by
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Electronic New Jersey -
This site has lessons
in NJ History, very thought provoking.
World
War II Time Line
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New
Jersey and the World
The
Rutgers Oral History Archives of World War II
Electronic New Jersey -
This site has lessons
in NJ History, very thought provoking.
June
23, 1967
This
Day in Diplomacy: U.S.-Soviet Summit at Glassboro, New Jersey