Sheyichbi and its People 9
The Lenni Lenape and their Customs 10
Arrival of the Dutch 13
Wampum 14
The Relations of the Delawares with the Whites 16
Indian Names of Localities 16
Pavonia 18
Massacre of Indians 19
Indian Troubles 20
Communipaw 22
The First Ferry 23
The First Roads 24
Bergen 25
Bergen Court 27
The First Schoolmaster 27
School Houses 28
Early Ministers 30
The First Church, 31
The First Pall 33
The First Communion Set 33
The Second and Third Churches 35
Early Church Customs 35
The Voorleezer 37
Church Funds 38
Marriages and Town Poor 40
Burial Customs 41
Cemeteries 44
Paulus Hook 47
Paulus Hook Ferry 47
Revolutionary Period 50
The Battle of Paulus Hook 53
Lafayette in Bergen 57
Sergeant Champe 60
Bergen Patriots 61
Early Customs 64
New Years 64
General Training 65
Early Dutch Recipes 67
Cooking by Open Fires 69
Spinning and Weaving 71
Candle-making 72
Slavery 74
Lotteries 74
Jersey City 75
Municipal Changes 75
Forming the City 77
Newark Turnpike 78
Robert Fulton 80
The Ferries 81
Edge's Windmill 85
City Hall and Schools 87
Public School No. 1 88
Scholarships 89
Post Office 91
Churches 92
Business Interests 94
Jersey City Pottery 95
Fire and Police Departments 99
Hudson County Bar 99
Street Lighting 100
Railroads 101
Steamships 102
Street Railways 103
Waterworks 105
War Records:
Army 107
Navy 110
Militia 111
Hospitals and Churches 117
The Clubs 120
Libraries 130
Parks 133
The City of To-day 135
The Old Houses 136
The City of the Future 143
FROM THE MINUTES OF THE LITERATURE COMMITTEE OF THE WOMAN'S CLUB OF
JERSEY CITY.
At a meeting of the Committee January 5th, 1898, one of the subjects
for the day was "Jersey City's Old Landmarks." In the discussion that
followed, Miss M. Louise Edge moved that Mrs. Eaton be requested to
write a short history of Jersey City, to be published by the Club: the
proceeds of which to be used to erect memorial tablets on historic
sites of the Colonial and Revolutionary periods.
At the meeting of October 12th, 1898, Mrs. Eaton made the following
report:
_Madam Chairman and Ladies of the Literature Committee:_
I take pleasure in reporting that in accordance with the request of
this Committee embodied in the motion made by Miss M. Louise Edge
upon January 5th, 1898, I have prepared the story of Jersey City. My
authorities have been: Winfield's History of Hudson County, The Jersey
City Journal's History of Jersey City, Colonial and City Records,
Versteeg's Translation of the Deacons Accounts of the Bergen Church,
Taylor's Annals of the Classis and Township of Bergen, and numerous
descendants of the old colonial families,--the Van Reypens, Van Horns,
Van Winkles, Sips, Newkirks and many others, to all of whom I am
greatly indebted. Also to Dr. Brett, who has kindly assisted me with
his great store of historic data.
I wish particularly to express my great indebtedness to Mr. C. C. Van
Reypen, who, with his wonderful memory and knowledge of Bergen, has
been of invaluable assistance to me.
Respectfully submitted,