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Situated on the western shore of the Hudson River, along the southern end of the New Jersey Palisades, and across from Midtown Manhattan, Weehawken is the location of the western terminus of the Lincoln Tunnel.
Though small, Weehawken is very urban, with a population density that is among the highest in the USA and comparable with that of nearby Jersey City. Weehawken is a residential community of primarily one and two family homes (many built during the Edwardian era) and low-rise apartment buildings.
Weehawken has a retail district along Park Avenue (its boundary with Union City) and large office and apartment/townhouse developments along the Hudson River. A few scattered retail shops and light manufacturing facilities blend into their respective neighborhoods. Local zoning laws prohibit the construction of high rise buildings that would obstruct sight lines from higher points in town.
As the emergent Palisades cliffs define Weehawken's natural topography, so too the Lincoln Tunnel (which cuts the town in half) looms as an inescapable man-made feature. Geographically, Weehawken retains distinct neighborhoods: Downtown (or The Shades), The Heights, Uptown (which includes The Bluff), and The Waterfront which in the 1990s and 2000s developed into a commercial/residential nexus.
Weehawken was formed as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 15, 1859, from portions of Hoboken and North Bergen. A portion of the township was ceded to Hoboken in 1874. Additional territory was annexed in 1879 from West Hoboken.
In 1674, New Netherland was ceded to the British, and the town became part of the Province of East Jersey. John Luby, in 1677, acquired several parcels totlaing 35 acres along the Hudson. Most habitation was along the top of the cliffs since much of the low-lying areas were marshland. Descriptions from the period speak of the dense foliage and forests and excellent land for growing vegetables and orchard fruits. In 1752, Weehawken was given its first official grant for ferry service (although boats had been crossing the river long before that); the ferry house was north of Hoboken and was primarily used for farm produce, and likely was sold at the Greenwich Village landing that became Weehawken Street.
During
the American Revolutionary War, Weehawken was used as a lookout for the patriots
to check on the British, who were in situated in New York and controlled the surrounding
waterways.
Not far from Deas' was a ledge- 11 paces wide 20 paces long
and situated 20 ft above the Hudson along the Palisades. This ledge, long-gone,
hosted 18 documented duels and many unknown ones between the years 1798–1845,
the most famous being that between General Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary
of the Treasury, and Colonel Aaron Burr, sitting third Vice President of the United
States, which took place on July 11, 1804. The duel was re-enacted on July 11,
2004, the 200th anniversary of the fatal duel, by descendants of Hamilton and
Burr. In the mid 1800s, James G. King built his estate Highwood on the bluff that
now bears his name, and entertained many politic and artistic figures of the era,
including Daniel Webster.
With the ferry, the Hackensack Plank Road (a toll road that was a main artery from Weehawken to Hackensack), and later, the West Shore Railroad, built during the early 1870s, the waterfront became a transportation hub. The wealthy built homes along the top of the New Jersey Palisades, where they might flee from the sweltering heat of New York, and breathe the fresh air of the heights. Weehawken became the playground of the rich during the middle to late 1800s. A series of wagon lifts, stairs, and even an elevator designed by famed Frenchman Gustave Eiffel (which at the time was the world's largest) were put in place to accommodate the tourists and summer dwellers. The Eldorado, a sort of 19th century amusement park, drew massive crowds.
The turn of the century saw the end of the large estates, casinos, hotels, and theaters as tourism gave way to subdivisions (such as Highwood Park and Clifton Park) and the construction of many of the private homes still seen in town. This coincided with the influx of the Germans, Austrians, and Swiss, who built them and the breweries and embroidery factories in nearby Union City and West New York, NJ. While remaining essentially residential, Weehawken continued to grow as Hudson County became more industrial and more populated.
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