Paterson nj railroad history book

The paterson and hudson river railroad was a railroad that operated in new jersey and connected the cities of jersey city and paterson. Birdseye view of paterson, new jersey showing railroad in the foreground. Headquarters 7577 grove street paterson, nj 07503 p 9736840362 f 97368455 map and directions. Paterson is a city in passaic county, new jersey, united states. Sanborn map company, insurance maps of paterson, new jersey. 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. The new jersey hirailers train club history museum. 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. A dramatic true story about the preservation of an underground railroad site where. The company was established in 1926 to provide an array of track services for the private and public sectors along the east coast.

The west highland railway railways of the scottish highlands. 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. Census bureau map of paterson, new jersey interactive map of paterson, new. Local history collection books categorized by subject. Census population projections indicate a population of 148,708 as of 2006, making it new jerseys third largest city. Underground railroad memorial paterson, nj youtube.

Nj department of state historical commission topical guide. It goes beyond that book, however, both chronologically and in scope. Local history book collection hoboken public library. For this contribution to paterson and new jerseys african american history. See more ideas about history, new jersey and garden state plaza. Paterson is the subject of william carlos williams fivebook epic poem. 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. It is situated on the corners of grand street and railroad and dale avenues, across the. Paterson station is a new jersey transit commuter rail train station located on an elevated viaduct. The railroad was chartered in 1841 and construction began in 1847. Paterson, new jersey historic book collection 8 books. Shriners book, paterson illustrated, notes that by the time barnert was elected.

Erie railway, paterson station, paterson, passaic county, nj contributor names historic american engineering record, creator. Historical maps of the study area articles and essays working in paterson. Paterson new jersey history and cartography 1880 youtube. Timeline of jersey city, new jerseyarea railroads wikipedia. Paterson station paterson, new jersey train station. 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 new jersey railroad, which 38 years later would become the pennsylvania railroad prr, begins regular trips from newark to jersey citys first terminal.

Capsule history of the atlantic and hibernia railroad. However, the main line itself has changed substantially over the years, leading to significant changes in usage, destinations, and connections. The topic of railroads in new jersey in the period 1812 to 1930 is a large and. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. In this video we zoom in and look at various historical aspects. Paterson station has always only served one railroad line. The underground railroad in paterson, new jersey somerset. Unveiling of underground railroad memorial on november 21st, 2014 at 5 dr. As of the united states 2000 census, the city population was 149,222. Paterson new jersey history and cartography is explored and examined from this vintage map that was originally produced in 1880. Vicinity series including bronx, brooklyn, jersey citynj, long island, manhattan, new rochelle, newarknj, patersonnj. Grapevine vintage railroad history historic train photos. Paterson had the paterson and hudson river railroad running to what would become. One of the railroad s grasshopper type engines with a passenger train.