Welcome to the railroad commissary online railroad book catalog. Panoramic map of part of new jersey showing drainage, major cities, some buildings, and railroad buildings. Immigration is a defining feature of the social, economic, and political history of the united states. The paterson and ramapo railroad was a railroad that operated mostly in new jersey, connecting the city of and paterson, new jersey with suffern, new york, just across the state line. Aberdeenmatawan nj transit abseconpleasantville prsl. Garden state greats discover nj 350 discover nj history. As of the united states 2000 census, the city population was 149,222. The united railroad historical society of new jersey, inc. Therefore, it does not license or charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. Local history book collection hoboken public library. Paterson, new jersey historic book collection 8 books. Founded in 1925, it is owned and run by the city of paterson and its mission is to preserve and display the industrial history of paterson. However, the main line itself has changed substantially over the years, leading to significant changes in usage, destinations, and. The railroad commissary bookshelf we specialize in outofprint and hardtofind used rr books.
The company was established in 1926 to provide an array of track services for the private and public sectors along the east coast. Camden and amboy railroad delaware river to beverly cover10. The city of paterson, located on the passaic river in new jersey was once one of the mightiest industrial cities of the united states. The official web site for the state of new jersey the. It is situated on the corners of grand street and railroad and dale avenues, across the. Paterson new jersey history and cartography 1880 youtube. Topographic map of part of new jersey and new york, covering the area north of the hudson river and between jersey city and nyack, n. He has worked for several new jersey newspapers, but his first job was at the old paterson news. Paterson, new jersey historic book collection 8 books exploring paterson, its history, culture and its genealogy important citizens in the 19th and early 20th centuries tha new media llc on. The crrnj was not the only railroad to operate out of the area now comprising liberty state park. Matter relating to these sec tions has been carefully collected, and the most striking incidents have been incorpo rated in the work in order that the book may have romantic as well as descriptive and sta tistical interest. Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. Camden and amboy railroad delaware river to beverly plate 1128. Document center barnert mill city of paterson, new jersey.
At the outset i had little thought of publication or the web. Paterson, new jersey historic book collection 8 books exploring paterson, its history, culture and its genealogy important citizens in the 19th. Nj department of state historical commission topical guide. The book traces maywoods history from a farming community through its.
For outofprint books is fantastic and so is directtextbook and dont forget amazons second hand service, although this is often more expensive than the guide prices given. It is based on a reading railroad design first built in the mid1930s that became popular among the railroads in americas anthracite coal region. The model railroad shop serving model railroaders since 1933. Timeline of jersey city, new jerseyarea railroads jump to navigation jump to search. The newark branch was a branch of the erie railroads main line in new jersey, united states, running between jersey city and paterson with stops in the broadway section in north newark. The model railroad shop is your source for ho, n and o scale trains from the best manufacturers as well as accessories, structures, scenery and a massive collection of railroad books and magazines. Newark and new york railroad newark, new jersey landmark. Additionally, tons of freight were brought through the vast train yards along the waterfront. United railroad historical society of nj home facebook. Hopefully in my life time i can see it return to the beauty she once. Elsewhere, the seach will be visibly opened after this button is selected.
United railroad historical society of nj, boonton, new jersey. Central railroad of new jersey whippany railway museum. The newark and new york railroad was a passenger rail line that ran between. Gaps between lines, incompatible track gauges, and other vexing impediments remained in both the north and south. Port jervis railroad history train pictures cab over old trains rolling stock steam locomotive train tracks thomas the tank. Summary birdseye view of paterson, new jersey showing railroad in the foreground. History of the north pennsylvania railroad by hare, jay v. Railroads of hoboken and jersey city tells the history of the railroads between the mid1800s and the 1970s. It has a rich history as the nations first planned industrial city, as well as containing some of the countrys oldest textile mills and businesses. A portion of a map showing the railroads in new jersey in 1869 highlights barnegat peninsulas isolation. The paterson, new jersey histories book collection is a group of 8 books that detail the history of paterson and passaic county primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Paterson and ramapo railroad company mahwah museum.
In the development of new jerseys society joel schwartz. In the great railroad revolution, renowned railroad expert christian wolmar tells the extraordinary story of the rise and the fall of the greatest of all american endeavors, and argues that the time has come for america to reclaim and celebrate its oftenoverlooked rail heritage. Browse maps, pictures and histories of abandoned railroad lines in the state of new jersey. The underground railroad in patterson new jersey voice and. Paterson new jersey history and cartography is explored and examined from this vintage map that was originally produced in 1880. The official government website for paterson, new jersey. Paterson has been plagued by violence and poverty, but its new mayor believes the new jersey citys diversity and history will be the foundation for a revival. However freight service still remains on a section of the branch.
Lake erie and western railroad line in 1888, marking the initial development on the southeastern side of madison avenue along the tracks. Maps of the major escape routes identifies houses and sites where slaves found refuge chapter on canada discusses the final destination tells the story of the network that guided escaped slaves to freedom, its operation, its important figures, and its specific history in new york and new jersey. Inaugurated in the 1870s, the line was last used for passenger service on september 30, 1966. History of the lines we represent lackawanna coalition. Several john bulls were assembled by thomas rogers.
Underground railroad monument unveiled on broadway. The northern pacific railroad, the sioux, and the panic of 1873 by m. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. Paterson business partners josiah huntoon and william van rensalier sheltered escaping slaves in their excelsior coffee and spice factory in paterson. The huntoonvan rensalier underground railroad foundation in paterson, new jersey has been keeping its goal of inspiring racial cooperation through the saga of the heroic journey from slavery to freedom. See more ideas about train, ebay and photo postcards. Timeline of jersey city, new jerseyarea railroads wikipedia. The rail network starts in the mainside area in colts neck, new jersey and continues to the pier complex west of leonardo, new jersey, which extends over 2 miles 3 km into sandy hook bay. The intention was to relocate their plant from paterson s central industrial district to this new site with additional. The railroad was chartered in 1841 and construction began in 1847. Census population projections indicate a population of 148,708 as of 2006, making it new jerseys third largest city. Railroads of new jersey 1887 small file railroads of new jersey 1887 big file camden and amboy railroad bonhampton branch. Historical new jersey railroad maps rutgers university. Local history collection books categorized by subject.
The passaic river serves as the thread that binds the poems together. Cnj books, jersey central railroad books, central railroad of. I grew up in west paterson nj and we always shopped in paterson my gggrandfather settled there in the 1850she served in the civil war with sherman paterson will always be in my heart this book by marcia dente is a wonderful walk through the history of paterson. The borough, the railroad, and the station images of. The floods of july 1916 foreward by matthew bumgarner this reprint of a historic southern railway publication details the tragedy of july, 1916 across the american southeast and the epic heroism of the railroad s response. Railroad extra the early railroadsfrom new jersey as a. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. His john bull was the first locomotive used on the camden and amboy railroad in nj. Many of the interesting places to visit would be unexpected and unnoticed were it not for this book. This book opened up great places to visit for this rail fan to visit. Railroad photography art photography covered wagon transportation trains coloring hair. The railroad took its name from the beds of anthracite coal on pennsylvanias lehigh river. The railroad expanded by the early 1890s into the thriving pennsylvania coalfields and eventually grew to over 200 miles of trackage in the northern portion of new jersey. The map shows drainage, roads, houses, cities and towns, singletrack, doubletrack, and proposed railroads.
Stamped in blue ink the morrisse electric railway system. Navigate to the global search form search landmark. Paterson museum is a museum in paterson, new jersey, usa. Feb 19, 2002 thousands of people streamed through these terminals every day to the ferries that then took them across the river to new york city. Erie rr station, paterson, nj 1910 paterson, railroad. Paterson, passaic, and rutherford electric railway morrisse, james a. Railroad maps, 1828 to 1900, available online, new jersey.
Railroad maps, 1828 to 1900, available online, new jersey library. The official website of the city of paterson, new jersey. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. The underground railroad in paterson, new jersey 20200208 14. Locomotives and locomotive building, being a brief sketch. Afton, 1997 preindustrial society unravels, 1780s to 1870s pressures on the countryside, the urban web, market towns become manufacturing cities, civil war in the cities pp.
From new jersey as a colony and a state by francis bazley lee1902. United new jersey railroad and canal company wikipedia. Read, the greatgrandson of a paterson silk weaver whose ancestors emigrated from macclesfield, england, is a graduate of boston university and is a longtime journalist. Online railroad photo database, featuring thousands of highquality photographs of trains, railroads, railroad scenes, and more. Here we focus on some new jersey railroad history that can help us understand events that led up to the development of seaside heights.
Our history the phillipsburg railroad historians, inc. Paterson is a city in passaic county, new jersey, united states. Department of environmental protection njdep new jersey. Railroad history score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. New jerseys railroad network see inset l eg nd path stations l igh tr al s ons light ra l nes path update. New jersey midland railway, predecessor to the new york, susquehanna and. Census bureau map of paterson, new jersey interactive map of paterson, new jersey. Paterson station has always only served one railroad line. A monument honoring two men, who risked everything to help southern slaves find freedom in the north, was unveiled on friday afternoon. Erie railway, paterson station, paterson, passaic county, nj.
I also was more interested simply in locating the stations, not in the particulars of railroad history. Clark explains in this compelling study, the skill with which union and. Railroads, the pioneers building americas transportation backbone, and more. March 3, 2014 cathy moran hajo make a comment 19th century, 20th century, history, old station timetable this article, by dick greene, was first published in the old station timetable in fall 1987 blandina bayard, mahwahs first recorded nonindian settler, the hoppers, and the dutch and english. In keeping with this goal, a memorial honoring patterson s two abolitionists. C nj books m ost inprint and just outofprint books can be bought from hobby stores and others are available online from walthers or. The underground railroad in patterson new jersey voice. By the time of the civil war, the railroads had advanced to allow the movement of large numbers of troops even though railways had not yet matured into a truly integrated transportation system. Dec 17, 2009 the new jersey rr was a predecessor of the pennsylvania railroad. Williamss work entitled paterson was published in five books in the midtwentieth century and is considered one the greatest philosophical poems of the century. This presentation will explore the courageous acts of these two men and the history of the underground railroad in paterson, nj. The urhs is comprised of 15 groups all put together with a common cause. In time i will expand to include some particulars of history, and crossreference the stations to the various lines.
City of paterson, new jersey the official government website for paterson, new jersey. A dramatic true story about the preservation of an underground railroad site where. The library of congress does not own rights to material in its collections. Here are 10 black history sites in new jersey north jersey. Page 30 for verily i say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea. Black history speaker recalls civil rights protests. It was created to form a connection between the paterson and hudson river railroad, one of the earliest railroads in the united states, and the. Internet archive bookreader locomotives and locomotive building, being a brief sketch of the growth of the railroad system and of the various improvements in locomotive building in america together with a history of the origin and growth of the rogers locomotive and machine works, paterson, new jersey, from 1831 to 1886. Celebrating new jerseys history and heroes every step of the way, which took place september 29 through october, 2002, highlighted a unique part of the states history and celebrated the freedom network that operated from cumberland to hudson county. Njn public television and the new jersey historical commission, 2004. Sanborn map company, insurance maps of paterson, new jersey. May 31, 2019 these old railroad photos and postcards are or were up for sale in my ebay store. In 1889, three years before ellis island opened as the chief point of entry for immigrants, the central railroad of new jersey constructed a large terminal at communipaw cove in jersey city directly across from manhattan. Behind green book, the story of a nj postal worker who wanted to help.
Dont forget to bookmark this page so you can return easily and often. Paterson genealogy in passaic county, nj usa 1,015,348 new jersey,532 passaic county 572 paterson 193. A city founded by alexander hamilton sets the stage for. A history of the middletown and new jersey railroad, llc, and predecessors by peter brill. Nj celebrates the underground railroad the harriet tubman and william still underground railroad walk across new jersey. For this contribution to paterson and new jerseys african american history. In the 1850s, a white man josiah huntoon, and a former black slave william van rensalier, manned secret routes and safe houses to assist escaping slaves on their jo. The central railroad of new jerseys first 100 years, 18491949. Of the many contests, industrial, religious, and political, of which new jersey has been the scene no one struggle for supremacy was waged with greater bitterness than the fight for existence between the advocates of a railroad connecting new york and philadelphia and the proprietors of the stagecoach. Shriners book, paterson illustrated, notes that by the time barnert was elected. The paterson and hudson river railroad erie opens at marion junction, ending at the new jersey railroad prr. If you love railroads and railroad history, this book is a must have if you visit or live in new jersey.
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