Newark has long been the largest city in New Jersey. Founded in 1666, it greatly expanded during the Industrial Revolution, becoming the commercial and cultural hub of the region. Its population grew with various waves of migration in the mid 19th century, peaking in 1950.

July 11, 1834 - An anti-abolition riot occurs in Newark, The Fourth Presbyterian Church is wrecked inside and the windows smashed by a mob of 1000 men. September 1, 1834 - The New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Co (Penn RR) is opened

In the 1800s, the city's industrial boom was made possible by the first wave of immigrants moving to Newark. Specifically, the Irish came to the area in the 1820s to work on the construction of...

Feb 24, 2025 · Looks at "the interrelationship of industrialization with class, culture and social status" in Newark in the first half of the nineteenth century. The basic work on the industrial history of Newark. Available? From Village to Industrial City: The Urbanization of Newark, New Jersey, 1830-1860. Raymond Michael Ralph.

In the 1800’s, the city’s industrial boom was made possible by the first wave of immigrants moving to Newark. Specifically, the Irish came to the area in the 1820’s to work on the construction of the Morris Canal, which at its peak carried 899,220 tons of freight through a system of 23 water-powered inclined planes and 34 locks that ...

Official map of the city of Newark and vicinity, Essex County, State of New Jersey : E.D. 91 to E.D. 353, 1920 [census] FamilySearch Library Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, 1892 Library of Congress

Feb 24, 2025 · Newark Industrial Institute Records (1872-1876). The Newark Industrial Institute was founded in 1873 to encourage industrial and technological progress in the city, and sponsored an annual Newark Industrial Exhibition.

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Newark, New Jersey, United States. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. 1710s - Sydenham House and Plume House (residences) built (approximate date).

1835 The locomotive “Newark” ran over the New Jersey Railroad tracks to the foot of Bergen Hill. Horse-drawn cars completed the trip to Jersey City until the Bergen Hill cut was finished in 1838. Newark and Morristown businessmen joined forces to obtain a …

Aug 13, 1998 · Anybody over 45 living in Newark who knows the Roseville area of the city might remember the Peck house. It was built in 1854 by one of Newark's richest families, one that traced its ancestry back to the early 18th century and made its fortunes as presidents and officers of the Sussex Railroad and later the Delaware Lackawanna and Erie line.