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PART I—HUDSON COUNTY. Page Chapter I—Introduction .......... ccc cece cece cece eee eeeeecees 3 Chapter []—Pavonia ......... cece cece cece cece cece cece eee eteceseees 7 Chapter I1I—Bergen .......... cece cece cc ee cece tence eee steeeescene 13 Chapter I1V—Changes of Government.............. cece ccc ec cc cececes 27 Chapter V—Changing Conditions ........... cece cece cece ce cecereuces 35 Chapter VI—Bergen in the Revolution.............0.ccceccccceceeecs 46 Chapter VII—Retreat of the American Army Across the Hudson....... 51 Chapter VIITI—Attack on Paulus Hook............ ccc cece ee cece 56 Chapter IX—Close of the Revolution..............ccceeeceecececeecs 64 Chapter X—The Church at Bergen............ cece cece cece cece ee aees 77 Chapter XI—Beginning of Jersey City......... ce ccc eee cece eens 79 Chapter XII—The Formation of Hudson County..................005- 82 PART II—JERSEY CITY. Chapter I—Jersey City ........ cece cece cee cece ence eee ee eeeeeseees QI Chapter II—Farly Development ................. cece cece eee te eeees 94 Chapter I]I—Beginning of Town Activities........... 0... c cece ceees 99 Chapter _ IV—The Morris Canal.............. 0 ce cece cece eens nm asm» 107 Chapter V—Jersey City in Hudson County................ce cece ecees 110 Chapter VI—Van Vorst Township.................06- Seba ews Femmes 114 Chapter VII—The Civil War.......... ccc cece cee ce eee cere eee cence 120 Chapter VIII—North Bergen and Hudson City..............-. 000 c0e 124 Chapter IX—Bayonne and Greenville........... ccc cece ce cee cece cece 127 Chapter X—Bergen .......... ccc cece cece cece eee e eee eeeteteesenes 130 Chapter XI—The Consolidated Cities of Jersey City, Bergen and Hudson 134 Chapter XII—Early Courts—The Legal Fraternity................... 142 Chapter XIII—Public Buildings and Parks............... ecw eeeees 148 Chapter XIV—The Medical Profession............... cc cee cence ceceee 152 Chapter XV—Benevolent Institutions .............. cece cee eee cence 158 Chapter XVI—Ecclesiastical ....... 0... cee cece cee ee eee cece ee eeee 161 Chapter XVII—Educational ........... cece ce eee ee cere eee enees 180 Chapter XVIJ]—Financial ........... ccc ccc cece cece cere eee eees 187 Chapter XIX—Police and Fire Departments.................02 eee eeee 194 Chapter XX—The Jersey City Waterfront............ ccc cee ee eee eees 199 Chapter XXI—Hudson County Government.............. cee ee cece ees 203 Chapter XXII—Jersey City—Present and Future Development........ 213 Chapter XXIII]—Fraternities, Societies, and Clubs.................... 223 PART III—CITY OF BAYONNE. Chapter I—Bayonne—Foreword ............ cece cece rece cere ee ee nceee 229 Chapter I]—Colonial Conditions ........ 0... cece ccc eee ce eee eee 231 Chapter I1I—Stepping Forward to Township Government............. 235 Chapter IV—What Organized Government Brought About............ 239 Chapter V—Bayonne Under City Government..............eceecceees 241 Chapter VI—Civic History ......... cece cece cece eet e tere eee ecenees 244