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9 unusual facts about Jersey City, New Jersey


Elmer Chambers

Dallas Elmer Chambers, also called Frog and Muffle Jaws Chambers (1897, Bayonne, New Jersey - ca. 1952, Jersey City, New Jersey) was an American jazz trumpeter.

Henry B. Krajewski

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Krajewski had an imposing stature; he stood six foot (1.83 m) and weighed 240 pounds (109 kg).

Henry Hermann Mumm Thornton

He spent the next 30 years in banking: By the mid-1980s, Henry was senior vice president of First Jersey National Bank, Jersey City, New Jersey.

History of water supply and sanitation

The first continuous use of chlorine in the United States for disinfection took place in 1908 at Boonton Reservoir (on the Rockaway River), which served as the supply for Jersey City, New Jersey.

Hoberman sphere

The largest existing Hoberman sphere is in the atrium of Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Jersey City Public Schools

The Jersey City Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district located in Jersey City, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.

Murphy Wiredu

In 2004 he received a scholarship to play for Saint Peter's College in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Phil Urso

≥Phil Urso (2 October 1925, Jersey City, New Jersey — 7 April 2008, Denver, Colorado) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and composer.

Timothy Francis Donovan Aaron

In 1890, Donovan Aaron, his wife Barbara (Volz), and children Annie, Florence (Frank), Mary, and Grace moved to Jersey City NJ.


Abram Calvin Wildrick

Abram Calvin Wildrick (August 5, 1836 - November 16, 1894) was a Union brevet brigadier general in the American Civil War, who was the son of former New Jersey U.S. Representative Isaac Wildrick.

Bergen Cliff Hawks

Much of the fanbase for the New York Yankees and the New York Mets comes from the northern New Jersey area, and the city of Newark also has commanded attention for the older and newer inceptions of the Bears.

Bunny Huang Records

Bunny Huang Records, formed in 2002 is an arts collective from Bergen County, New Jersey.

Caesars Entertainment Corporation

Holiday Inn at the time had 1,600 hotels and interests in two casinos, a casino under construction in the marina district in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and a 40 percent ownership interest in River Boat Casino, a casino adjacent to the Holiday Inn hotel on the Las Vegas Strip.

California Democratic primary, 2000

Vice President Al Gore carried the primary in a landslide over former Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey.

Catboat

Historically, they were used for fishing and transport in the coastal waters around Cape Cod, Narragansett Bay, New York and New Jersey.

Conference of Chief Justices

The first meeting, organized by the Council of State Governments and funded by private foundations, and held in St. Louis, Missouri, was held at the behest of New Jersey Chief Justice Arthur T. Vanderbilt, Nebraska Chief Justice Robert G. Simmons and Missouri Chief Justice Laurance M. Hyde, who was elected as the first chairman by the representatives of the 44 states in attendance.

Darfur Peace and Accountability Act

The Darfur Accountability Act (S. 495) was introduced on 2 March 2005, by former Sen. Jon Corzine (D-NJ).

Dip pen

Esterbrook approached five craftsmen who worked for John Mitchell in Navigation Street with a view to setting up business in Camden, New Jersey, USA.

Domestic partnership in the United States

Since 1999, the West Coast states of California, Oregon, Washington, and Nevada have all passed domestic partnership statutes; in contrast, most legislatures in the New England region and New Jersey have preferred the term civil unions.

Ezra T. Benson

During his second mission he was in New Jersey serving with John Pack when they received news of Joseph Smith's murder.

Frank J. Dodd

The crowded field of 13 Democratic candidates included U.S. Representative James Florio, U.S. Representative Robert A. Roe, Newark Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson, Senate President Joseph P. Merlino, Attorney General John J. Degnan, and Jersey City Mayor Thomas F. X. Smith.

Great Swamp Watershed Association

Their programs serve all who live, work, or play in the Great Swamp watershed in Morris County, New Jersey.

International House, University of Wollongong

During her tenure there were two tragic accidents which had a profound impact on the community: an American student became a paraplegic in a car accident; and three students from New Jersey, USA, were killed in a minibus accident in Gympie, NSW.

James Westcott

When Westcott was young, his family moved to New Jersey where his father established a political career in the Assembly and as Secretary of State of New Jersey from 1830 to 1840.

Joe Black

After his career ended, Black taught health and physical education at Hubbard Junior High School in Plainfield, New Jersey, and later became an executive with Greyhound in Phoenix.

John D'Amato

After being promoted Caporegime during the 1980s by Giovanni "John the Eagle" Riggi, D'Amato became heavily involved in large labor and construction racketeering operations with prominent New Jersey mobsters Giacomo "Jake" Amari and Girolamo "Jimmy" Palermo.

John Hume

In furtherance of his goals, he continues to speak publicly, including a visit to Seton Hall University in New Jersey in 2005, the first Summer University of Democracy of the Council of Europe (Strasbourg, 10–14 July 2006), and St Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada 18 July 2007.

Joseph Rakowski

During his four month term of office, Rakowski worked with New York City Mayor David Dinkins and New Jersey Attorney General Robert J. Del Tufo to address a problem where trucks full of garbage were being driven from New York City to Jersey City, New Jersey and their full trailers abandoned.

Josh A. Moore

Played for legendary coach Bob Hurley at St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, New Jersey for three seasons, where he won a USA Today high school basketball national championship in 1996 and was a two time New Jersey boy's basketball All State selection.

Karl Schellscheidt

The film takes place in Karl's home state of New Jersey, and is loosely based on the childhood experiences of actress Elisabeth Shue.

May Maxwell

Mary "May" Maxwell (née Bolles; born 14 January 1870 in Englewood, New Jersey; died 1 March 1940 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was an early American member of the Bahá'í Faith.

Maya Keyes

Marcel-Keyes was born in New Jersey and raised in suburban Maryland by Alan Keyes, and wife Jocelyn Marcel-Keyes who is a native of India.

Mountain View Park

Mountain View Park is a large park in Middlesex, Middlesex County, New Jersey, that surrounds Middlesex High School.

Mourning Noise

Mourning Noise was an American horror- and hardcore punk band from Lodi, New Jersey, notable for drummer Steve Zing.

New Brunswick Marconi Station

New Brunswick Marconi Station (40.51529° N 74.48895° W) was located at JFK Boulevard and Easton Avenue just a few minutes from the New Brunswick border in Somerset, New Jersey.

New Jersey Route 109

Present-day Route 109 was designated as a part of pre-1927 Route 14 in 1917 before becoming the southernmost portion of Route 4 in 1927.

New Jersey's 13th congressional district

New Jersey's Thirteenth Congressional District is an obsolete congressional district and was created for the 73rd United States Congress in 1933, based on redistricting following the United States Census, 1930.

The two most prominent names running for the seat in the regular election were the former Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly, Albio Sires of West New York, and Assemblyman Joseph Vas, who is also Mayor of Perth Amboy, both of whom ran in the Democratic primary.

New Jersey's 13th congressional district election, 2006

He ran against Albio Sires, who represented the 33rd legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly.

New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District

For the 108th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2000 Census), this congressional district contains all or portions of three counties and 52 municipalities in New Jersey.

Perth Amboy and Elizabethport Railroad

When the CNJ terminal in Jersey City closed, CNJ trains would run to Newark where passengers transferred to Pennsylvania Railroad or PATH trains to New York City.

Rodman M. Price

On returning to New Jersey he was elected as a Democrat to the 32nd United States Congress from New Jersey's 5th congressional district and served from March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1852 to the Thirty-third Congress.

Shirley Owens

As well as Owens, the Shirelles consisted of classmates of hers from Passaic High School, New Jersey: Addie "Micki" Harris, Doris Kenner Jackson, and Beverly Lee.

Sir Walter

Although there were important races in the state of New Maryland, it was the New York/New Jersey circuit which attracted the best horses from across the United States and the Metropolitan, Brooklyn and Suburban Handicaps were among the top events of the racing season.

Statewide opinion polling for the Republican Party presidential primaries, April 2012

Haley Barbour of Mississippi, Jeb Bush of Florida, Chris Christie of New Jersey, Jim DeMint of South Carolina, Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and John Thune of South Dakota all succeeded in leading polls in their home states at some point in 2011, although only Pawlenty actually launched a campaign.

Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show

The Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show occurred on February 2, 2014 at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey as part of Super Bowl XLVIII and featured American entertainer Bruno Mars with special guests Red Hot Chili Peppers.

T. James Tumulty

He graduated from Xavier High School and attended Holy Cross University, graduated from Fordham University in 1935, from Seton Hall University in 1938 and from John Marshall Law School in Jersey City in 1938.

Teddy Brannon

Humphrey "Teddy" Brannon (September 27, 1916, Moultrie, Georgia - February 24, 1989, Newark, New Jersey) was an American jazz and blues pianist.

Teenage Love Affair

According to Keys' official website and official fan club, the music video for "Teenage Love Affair", directed by Chris Robinson (with whom she had previously worked with on 2001's "Fallin'" and 2003's "You Don't Know My Name", among others), was filmed at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey.

Trevor Hastie

He returned to United States in 1986 and joined the AT&T Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey and remained there for nine years.

UNIFAT

Schools involved Include Eastern High School (New Jersey), Moeller High School, Mount Notre Dame High School, Purcell Marian High School, Sycamore High School (Cincinnati, Ohio), and Madeira High School, Anderson High School, Taylor High School, Wyoming High School, and others from the Greater Cincinnati Area.

William R. Blair

In 1917, the Army established the Signal Corps Radio Laboratories at Camp Vail, in eastern New Jersey.

WJDM

WJDM AM (1530 kHz, "Radio Cantico Nuevo") is a radio station licensed to Elizabeth, New Jersey (the seat of Union County) and the surrounding municipalities and broadcasts a Spanish Christian format.

Woodbury Country Club

The Woodbury Country Club (WCC) was a private golf club in Woodbury, New Jersey, United States.

Yağlıdere

Most immigrants live on the East Coast, including New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Delaware.


see also

All Points West

All Points West Music & Arts Festival, a former American annual festival held in Jersey City, New Jersey

Andrzej Jerzy Lech

On September 11, 2002, his multi-media show dedicated to the WTC was shown simultaneously in 14 galleries in Poland, in Ostrava, the Czech Republic and in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Barrow House

Dr. William Barrow Mansion, Jersey City, New Jersey, listed on the NRHP in New Jersey

Black Tom

Black Tom explosion (30 July 1916), Jersey City, New Jersey; act of World War I sabotage on American ammunition supplies by German agents to prevent shipments to the Allies

Chuck Hoberman

In addition to toys such as the Hoberman sphere, the largest of which resides at Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, New Jersey, Hoberman created the BrainTwist, a hard plastic tetrahedron that folds, stellates, and becomes self-dual while having a component that rotates similarly to a Rubik's Cube.

Van Wagenen

Van Wagenen House, historic house in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States