Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark. After a peak population of 316,715 measured in the 1930 census, the city’s population saw a half-century-long decline to 223,532 in the 1980 census. Redevelopment of the Jersey City waterfront has made the city one of the largest centers of banking and finance in the United States. The land comprising what is now Jersey City was inhabited by the Lenape, a collection of tribes.
About Jersey City, New Jersey in brief
Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark. It is the seat of Hudson County as well as the county’s largest city. After a peak population of 316,715 measured in the 1930 census, the city’s population saw a half-century-long decline to 223,532 in the 1980 census. Redevelopment of the Jersey City waterfront has made the city one of the largest centers of banking and finance in the United States. The land comprising what is now Jersey City was inhabited by the Lenape, a collection of tribes. In 1609, Henry Hudson, seeking an alternate route to East Asia, anchored his small vessel Halve Maen at Sandy Hook, Harsimus Cove and Weehawken Cove, and elsewhere along what was later named the North River. The contemporary flag of the city is a variation on the Prince’s Flag from the Netherlands. The stripes are blue, white and yellow, with the center of the flag showing the city seal, depicting Hudson’s ship, the Half Moon, and other modern vessels. The city is an important transportation terminus and distribution and manufacturing center for the Port of New York and New Jersey. In the Battle of Paulus Hook, Major Harry Lee successfully attacked a British fortification on August 19, 1779, which was the catalyst for the British losing control of what are now New Jersey in the Revolutionary War. During the American Revolutionary War, the area was in the hands of the British who controlled the British controlled the New York City area of what was now New York.
The village of Bergen was established on September 5, 1661 and officially chartered as a local civil government in 1661. As a result, it is regarded as the first permanent settlement and what would become the state’s oldest municipality in what would later become the New Jersey state. In addition, the oldest surviving houses in Jersey City are of Dutch origin including the Newkirk House, the Van Vorst House, and Van Wagenen House. In 1661, Bergen chartered in 1660 and officiallychartered as 1661 as the state’s first permanent civil government. The oldest surviving buildings in the city are the Van Wager House and the Van Kagenen Farmhouse, which are now now the home of the mayor of Jersey City. In 1779 the city was the site of the first battle between the British and the French in the battle of Light Horse, which is now known as the Light Horse War. In 18th century, it was home to the Dutch West India Company, which later became the Dutch colony of New Netherland. The Dutch colony was organized to manage this new territory and in June 1623, New Netherlands became a Dutch province, with headquarters in New Amsterdam. In June 1621, the Dutch Company granted a land grant to Michael Reyniersz Pauw on the condition that he would establish a settlement of not fewer than fifty persons within four years. Pauw was an absentee landlord who neglected to populate the area and was obliged to sell his holdings back to the Company in 1633.
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