Bergen Point
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| Southwestern tip of Bergen Point Southwestern tip of Bergen Point | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | File:Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey |
| County | Hudson |
| City | Bayonne |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Area code | 201 |
| GNIS feature ID | 874681[1] |
Bergen Point is a point of land that lends its name to the adjacent neighborhood in Bayonne in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] The point is located on the north side of Kill van Kull at Newark Bay. It is the section of the city closest to the Bayonne Bridge.[3] Historically the term has been used more broadly as synonymous with Constable Hook, from which it is geographically separated at Port Johnson.
History
[edit | edit source]The area was connected to Staten Island with a ferry as early as the late 17th century, and was later developed as a resort.[4][5] In the late 18th century it became more prominent as a ferry landing for travelers between New York City and Philadelphia.[6] An 1837 US government coastal survey map identifies it as Vanhorn Point,[7] reflecting the name of a Dutch family that occupied the area just to the north called Pamrapo (among many other spellings, roughly today's Curries Woods neighborhood in Greenville) from the mid-17th century. The Bergen Point Lighthouse, built offshore in 1849, was demolished and replaced with a skeletal tower in the mid 20th century.[8] A charter was granted for the construction of The Jersey City and Bergen Point Plank Road in 1851.[9]
Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine announced on May 6, 2006, that funding was in place to extend the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system to Eighth Street. Work was completed and the station opened in January 2011.[10]
A large portion of the point was once site of a Texaco plant, which was cleared and is slated to become a residential and recreational area along Newark Bay and Kill Van Kull.[11] Other former industrial sites are slated for mixed-use development.[12][13] In 2022, the construction of a major studio at was announced. Called 1888 Studios, it will be the largest in New Jersey.[14][15]
The renovated Collins Park and walkways along the new developments are part of the Hackensack RiverWalk.
Gallery
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The Latourette House in Bergen Point was the birthplace of Samuel Francis Du Pont[16]
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Bergen Point, 1974
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The point lends its name to the neighborhood
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See also
[edit | edit source]- Bergen Neck
- Hackensack RiverWalk
- Geography of New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary
- Port of New York and New Jersey
References
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- ^ Locality Search Archived July 9, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 7, 2015.
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- ^ Bergen Point[permanent dead link]
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- ^ Paulus Hook Ferry
- ^ NOAA Coastal Survey file T18.jpg, available at [1] and attached to Wikipedia article on Curries Woods.
- ^ Bergen Point Lighthouse Archived April 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, 1849-1949, New Jersey Lighthouse Society.
- ^ Laws of the State of New Jersey, 1811, pp. 337–340
- ^ Frassinelli, Mike. "NJ Transit opens Bayonne 8th Street Station, extending Hudson-Bergen Light Rail service", The Star-Ledger, January 31, 2011. Accessed August 25, 2013.
- ^ 1,200 housing units, recreation facilities planned for former Texaco site in Bayonne Jersey Journal, Sept 2015
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Bergen Point West Reach data station ID 8519483 Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System, NOAA.
- Bayonne Constable Hook Cemetery.
