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unusual facts about Perth Amboy


Newark–Trenton Fast Line

Two branches on the line north of New Brunswick were built, one to Carteret and one towards Perth Amboy, both merging towards the north.


Arline Friscia

In the 2003 Democratic primary, Friscia lost the official endorsement of the Middlesex County Democratic Organization, which went instead to Perth Amboy mayor Joseph Vas, leading Friscia to switch her party affiliation.

Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The first known black voter after the amendment's adoption was Thomas Mundy Peterson, who cast his ballot on March 31, 1870 in the Perth Amboy, New Jersey mayoral election.

James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth

The City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, which sits on the waterfront facing Staten Island, New York, and which was once a port city in its own right, is named in his honor — a statue of Lord Perth stands in front of City Hall (the "Amboy" comes from an Algonquian word meaning "valley").

Jersey Central Traction Company

The Jersey Central Traction Company was a streetcar company in central New Jersey, with its main lines from Red Bank and Highlands to Perth Amboy.

New Jersey's 13th congressional district

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.

Soren Sorensen Adams

He was born Søren Adam Sørensen near Aarhus, Denmark in 1879 to Hans and Sofia Sørensen, and migrated to the US with his family at age four, and grew up in Perth Amboy, New Jersey where his father operated a saloon.

Steele MacKaye

MacKaye married Jeannie Spring, the daughter of Marcus Spring, during the time he was teaching art at Marcus Spring's Eagleswood Military Academy, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.


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North Jersey Coast Line

Track was washed out in several places from Perth Amboy southward, most notably between South Amboy and Aberdeen-Matawan stations, where the line runs closest to the Atlantic Ocean.

Outerbridge

Outerbridge Crossing, a bridge connecting Staten Island, New York to Perth Amboy, New Jersey, named for Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge

Proprietary House

In 1817, it was sold at sheriff's sale to Matthias Bruen, a Perth Amboy merchant who had become one of the wealthiest men in the nation.

Robert Ellin

In 1872 Robert Ellin was elected a director of the Bay of Fundy Red Granite Company located in St. George, New Brunswick, Canada; Perth Amboy Terra Cotta Works; 1893 The Goodsell Marble Company Newark NJ.

Wilda Diaz

Diaz then supported Perth Amboy resident Mathias "Eddie" Rodriguez, who retired as a state superior court judge, for the Assembly seat, but he was defeated by Craig Coughlin, who had the support of Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac.