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Industry Thrives

1791Paterson becomes the first planned industrial city, discovered by Alexander HamiltonPoints of interest in history
1809The first steamboat, The Phoenix, is developed and launched by John Stevens
1824The first rail road locomotive was developed and built, also by John Stevens
The first ferry service in the nation opened in Hoboken, going to NYC.
1838The first successful electric telegraph was developed by Samuel F. B. Morse near Morristown.
 
Timeline
  1. New Jersey as a Colony
  2. Gaining Independence From England
  3. Building a State & Country
  4. Industry Thrives
  5. Advancements in Science and Education
  6. World War II and Beyond
Land Disputes-
A Written Account
  1. The First Inhabitants
  2. The First Settlers
  3. The First English Entanglements
  4. The Next Wave of Settlers
  5. The Dutch Reassertion
  6. Transfering West Jersey
  7. Quaker Control
  8. New Owners, Old Hands
  9. The End

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