This document is a transcription of the mentions of Weehawken in a book called The Iconography of Manhattan Island, 1498 - 1909. This amazing book is a day by day diary of the history of Manhattan and contains information on Weehawken as a ferry…
Article on the Weehawken Centennial from the Hudson Dispatch of June 8, 1959. The full page includes text and photographs. From the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission.
Clipping from an unknown newspaper, hand dated 1934 in ink, describing the preparations for the 75th anniversary of the Town, celebrated on September 28, 1934. This item is in the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission.
Medal commemorating the 75th anniversary of the incorporation of Weehawken Township in 1934. Front shows a sailing ship (the Half Moon), an Indian and Pilgrim. On reverse, the following wording: WEEHAWKEN PURCHASED FROM THE INDIANS BY THE DUTCH. THE…
Clipping from an unidentified newspaper stamped September 24, 1934. This story describes the platform of the Republican Party of Weehawken's claim that the committee to commemorate the Town's anniversary was exploiting the occasion for political…